"White Cross Shed"

 

A white cross on a shed at a location off Lee Hwy. in Washington County, Va. near Bristol.

"Barn on Austin Springs"

An old barn on Austin Springs Rd. in Sullivan County, Tn. 

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"First Snow of the Season"

It's still Fall Y'all! And yes, white is a fall color. On top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn. 

 This is why I love living here! Why not? I could go anywhere in the world, but I would always come back home! Holston Mountain in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Entrance to Shelby Hills"

Entrance to Shelby Hills Cemetery in Bristol, Tn. I own real estate here! .... :) .....  This is our first hint of Winter here in the Mountain Empire! Happy Thanksgiving All!

"Church Steeple"

A church steeple in Johnson City, Tn.

"Eight Pointer"

Eight point buck in a field in Cades Cove, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Just Swinging"

An old swinging bridge crosses the North Fork Holston River on North Fork River Rd. in Washington County, Va.

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"CSX Copper Creek Viaduct"

CSX Railroad trestle crossing Copper Creek in Scott County, Va. This trestle was finished in 1908 and is 167 ft. tall.

"Barn - Rose Mountain"

A rare find! A cantilever barn resting on

"Rose Mountain" in Claiborne County, Tn.

"Broyhill Park"

"Broyhill Park", in downtown Blowing Rock, North Carolina.

"Fall on the Parkway"

Fall in all it's glory! A view from the Blue Ridge Parkway between Grandfather Mountain and Blowing Rock, North Carolina.

"On Rose Mountain"

Another angle of a reconstructed homestead that I posted back in October! On Rose Mountain in Claiborne County, Tn.

"Moon Over Bristol"

The Moon shining over my neighborhood tonight in Bristol, Va.

"What You Lookin' At?"

Don't know if he was trying to smile, or just expressing attitude! Either way, his aggression made it hard to get a better picture. A spider defending his moss covered rock in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"A View From Roaring Fork"

 Looking out across the Smoky Mountains from one of my favorite spots! Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!

"Gatlinburg, Tn."

Looking down on Gatlinburg, Tn. from an overlook on the bypass. In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!

"Across the Meadow - Grandfather Mountain"

Looking across the meadow at Grandfather Mountain. Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Linnville, N.C.

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"On Walker Mountain"

Sun shining down through the trees from the top of Walker Mountain near Hungry Mother Park in Smyth County, Va.

"Life on Rose Mountain"

Rose Mountain Milling Company est. 2012.

On the front porch at the mill. On Rose Mountain in Claiborne County, Tn.

"Steele Creek, Too!"

Same scene that I posted yesterday just a little different angle. Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Tn.

"Steele Creek Park"

You can still find just a little bit of fall color hanging on here and there in the Mountain Empire! Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Tn. this afternoon.

"Holston Mtn. - Mid Fall"

Looking at Holston Mountain from top of South Holston Dam, most of the fall color is gone. You can still see a leaf line on the mountain about half way down, but for the most part it is heading into winter mode! In Sullivan County, Tn. near Bristol.

"Veterans Overlook"

With Veterans Day coming up, this one just seems appropriate! Veterans Overlook on Hwy. 25E at the crest of Clinch Mountain in Grainger County, Tn.

"Steele Creek Park"

Fall in the Mountain Empire comes and goes way too fast. Here is one refusing to give it up, yet! Along the lakeside trail at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Tn.

"Mountain Home, Tn. - VA Center"

A small lake at Mountain Home, Tn. - VA Center in Johnson City, Tn. Playing around with the color of the water. Which one do you prefer?

"Blazing Red"

Standing proud this tree seems to be on fire even on a cloudy day. As red as it gets! At Linden Square Shopping Center in Bristol, Va.

"Fall on the Blue Ridge Pkwy."

View from the Blue Ridge Parkway between Grandfather Mountain and Blowing Rock, N.C.

"Fall Sunburst"

Evening sun going down thru the trees off Commonwealth Ave. in Bristol, Va.

"Around Town"

 My picture, my wife's idea! An old private school on a family farm in Bristol, Tn.

Another one of my pictures. Another one of my wife's ideas! Just a few blocks from home, in Bristol, Va.

Don't be confused, Bristol is in Va./Tn.

"Duplexity"

Looks like an old duplex from days past! Google Maps says Saltville, Va. but I call it Rich Valley. On Hwy. 42, Bluegrass Trail in Smyth County, Va. Find it here on Google Maps ..... 36.935339,-81.612927