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Smoky Mountains - The Third day and departure

On the third day we climbed the Ramsay Cascades Trail. This was the most challenging climb of the trip. We climbed over 2000 feet over a distance of 4 miles.

We reached the cascades in time for lunch. This time it was peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!
The Third day - Early signs of Sunrise over Gatlinburg
The Third day - Early signs of Sunrise over Gatlinburg		 Opening over the mountains
Opening over the mountains		 Looming over the mountain
Looming over the mountain		 In layers
In layers		 From oranges to pinks
From oranges to pinks		 From darkness into darkness
From darkness into darkness		 Sky on fire
Sky on fire
Orange and red
Orange and red		 Cloud patterns
Cloud patterns		 Mountaintops emerge
Mountaintops emerge		 From darkness to light
From darkness to light		 Gatlinburg awakens
Gatlinburg awakens		 Turbulence
Turbulence		 Orange skies and purple mountains
Orange skies and purple mountains
A colorful panorama
A colorful panorama		 Technicolor
Technicolor		 Orange and Purple
Orange and Purple		 Fiery
Fiery		 Spiral
Spiral		 Mountain top
Mountain top		 Fire in the hole
Fire in the hole
Panorama of layers in the sky
Panorama of layers in the sky		 Day 3 - Heading up Ramsey Cascades Trail
Day 3 - Heading up Ramsey Cascades Trail		 It was a steady climb
It was a steady climb		 Middle Prong Little Pigeon River
Middle Prong Little Pigeon River		 The old traffic circle
The old traffic circle		 After the traffic circle
After the traffic circle		 The trail heads into a wooded area immediately
The trail heads into a wooded area immediately
A steep climb
A steep climb		 The river cascades down the mountain
The river cascades down the mountain		 Challenging
Challenging		 More of the same
More of the same		 Over the fallen tree
Over the fallen tree		 Disappearing around the corner
Disappearing around the corner		 Flowing beside the trail
Flowing beside the trail
Running up a mountain - On the Ramsey Cascades Trail
Running up a mountain - On the Ramsey Cascades Trail		 Its all about da shoes
Its all about da shoes		 Coming down the mountain
Coming down the mountain		 Steps made with rocks
Steps made with rocks		 Bridge on the Ramsey Cascades Trail
Bridge on the Ramsey Cascades Trail		 Another stream
Another stream		 Upwards
Upwards
Sunlight through the trees
Sunlight through the trees		 Yet another stream
Yet another stream		 Destination in sight
Destination in sight		 Ramsey Cascades
Ramsey Cascades		 Ramsey Cascades 2
Ramsey Cascades 2		 Resting
Resting		 Shoe
Shoe
The team
The team		 My time
My time		 Heading back down the Ramsey Cascades Trail
Heading back down the Ramsey Cascades Trail		 In the lead
In the lead		 The mountainside
The mountainside		 More rocks as steps
More rocks as steps		 The push
The push
The leap
The leap		 Levitation!
Levitation!		 One of the stream crossings during our return
One of the stream crossings during our return		 Some steps on the way down
Some steps on the way down		 The easier bridge
The easier bridge		 Well laid out steps
Well laid out steps		 Patterns of flow
Patterns of flow
The fallen tree
The fallen tree		 Time for an adjustment
Time for an adjustment		 I believe these are lichens
I believe these are lichens		 Unidentified
Unidentified		 The more difficult bridge
The more difficult bridge		 Another steep climb after the bridge
Another steep climb after the bridge		 Waiting for the adults to arrive
Waiting for the adults to arrive
Water flows
Water flows		 Spring blossoms
Spring blossoms		 The river
The river		 Flowing down in steps
Flowing down in steps		 The Middle Prong Pigeon River
The Middle Prong Pigeon River		 In the waters
In the waters		 The river
The river
Colors of the rock
Colors of the rock		 View at sunset of the hills stretched out in front of us
View at sunset of the hills stretched out in front of us		 Panorama - Gatlinburg and valley after sunset
Panorama - Gatlinburg and valley after sunset		 Town of Gatlinburg after night fall
Town of Gatlinburg after night fall		 Morning fog creeping towards the city
Morning fog creeping towards the city		 Its wet outside
Its wet outside		 Gatlinburg disappears in fog and rain
Gatlinburg disappears in fog and rain
Cable car tower
Cable car tower		 The hill in front about to disappear
The hill in front about to disappear		 Barely visible
Barely visible		 The cable car
The cable car		 Mountain tops through the morning fog
Mountain tops through the morning fog		 Cloud patterns and mountains
Cloud patterns and mountains		 Through the morning fog
Through the morning fog

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Karen Moen26-Apr-2015 04:03
Looks like you have found the perfect place to capture beautiful sky light. Thanks for sharing these beauties! Voted.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)25-Apr-2015 12:23
Thank you! V
Paolo
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