Early morning of the second day |
Opening in the clouds on the horizon |
Panorama - Stormy vista at sunrise above the valley |
Hint of sunshine between behind the mountains |
Moods |
More hints of sunshine |
Homes in the shadows |
Beams of light and cloud patterns |
Lighting up the valley |
In dreams |
Lines below the horizon |
Beam me up Scotty! |
Focus on the hotel |
Beams |
Starting on the Little River trail in Elkmont |
One of the abandoned buildings in Elkmont |
Used only for park service vehicles and hiking these days |
An incomplete sign |
Found the rest of the sign! |
Another abandoned home |
Watching the flow of the Little River |
Contemplating the waters |
Exploring |
Clowning around - GRSM - Mar 2015 |
Change in the surface of the trail |
Flowing over the rocks |
Heading upstream |
Contemplating a rescue operation |
Rescue! |
Emerging from the bushes - On the way to the Huskey Gap Trail |
For the camera |
Little River in motion |
Water flows |
The rocks litter the Little River |
Taking a break |
Another 0.4 miles to go before turning back |
The man usually on the other side of the camera |
Point of return for this hike |
The girls are on two different trails |
The bridge across Little River on Little River Trail |
Under the bridge |
In the land of the thin man |
Onward to the Cucumber Gap Trail |
Heading up the Cucumber Gap Trail |
Crossing the Husky Branch |
The guy was carrying a baby |
Trailside spring flowers |
Walking along the hillside |
The sharp drop beside the trail |
The trail loops around the corner |
Roots everywhere |
Sharp Lobed Hepatica |
At the end of the Cucumber Gap trail |
Daffodils besides Jakes Creek |
Wild geranium I think |
Daffodils |
The butterfly that became our friend |
Lunch by the river |
Car parked by the roadside |
Butterfly on the backpack |
Focused differently |
At out feet |
The bird |
Girl and butterfly |
Scene at Cades Cove |
Clouds and shadows - Cades Cove |
The tree - Cades Cove |
The people in the fields |
The Solitary Tree - Cades Cove |
At the stop to view Meigs Falls |
Meigs Falls |
Meigs Falls |
Having a chat |