Most likely a cell phone tower, but with the sun rising and the fog off in the valley, it looks more like a remote outpost in Antartica than the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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This would be a fantastic drive if not for the 45 MPH speed limit the entire 469 miles that the parkway stretches. Extremely pretty road the entire distance though. This was taken early in the morning near the Cherokee end of the parkway. Traffic is very light before 9a.m. in the morning, so setting up...
There always seems to be a lot of time to capture sunsets while the sun is still up. To me, as soon as the sun dips below the horizon, darkness seems to come quickly. This is true up on the Indian Seats. The trail up is to the east of the highest hill, so the...
A lot of the overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway overlook large swaths (swatches, groups??) of trees. At this stop I walked down about 40 feet into the trees and was bathed by the yellow light from the afternoon sun filtered through the oak trees. In this area there are so many that is looks...
The Blue Ridge Mountains are still covered in green even in early October. A few trees have started succumb to cooler weather and shorter days. Technically fall, but this year we have had a long, warm, and dry late summer / early fall. This was taken at the Devil’s Courthouse, while safely behind the rock...