"Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail"

 

  

One of my favorite stops along Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. The first picture was originally posted on August 4, 2013. In the second picture I have used a photo editor to give it a little less light.

"Julian Price Lake"

Looking across Julian Price Lake from the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, N.C.

"Wagon Wheel @ White's Mill"

Two wagon wheels and a vice leaning up in the corner. Found these old relics on the second floor of White's Mill in Washington County, Va. near Abingdon.

"Steele Creek Missionary Baptist Church"

Here is another shot of Steele Creek Missionary Baptist Church, the same church I posted yesterday. From a fiery sunset to a "no sun" set shown here today on Hwy. 126 in Bristol, Tn.

"Steeple in the Evening Sky"

"Burial Mound"

 

Here is grave in Sinking Spring Cemetery in Abingdon, Va. This is a pretty old cemetery with a lot of local history buried here. I'm posting two pictures for comparison. The first picture is from the camera card. I used a photo editor on the second one. The door is open, I'm looking for comments, criticism and advice.

"Snow Day"

Had a nice ride today. The mountains of Southwest Virginia have been turned into a winter wonderland! I'm happy, wife's happy, Jeep's happy. In Washington County, Va. and Johnson County, Tn.

"View From Amis Mill"

Looking out into Tennessee from a hilltop at Amis Mill Eatery in Rogersville, Tn.

"Fiery Evening Sky"

Today's evening sky seemed to set the woods on fire as seen here looking west from a cul de sac on Kimberly St. off the Blountville Hwy. in Bristol, Tn.

"Clinchfield Railroad Trestle"

Old Clinchfield Railroad trestle, now owned and operated by CSX as seen from US Hwy. 23 near Copper Creek in Scott County, Va.

"Snow @ Sugar Hollow"

 

 

Snow in the forest on a trail @ Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va. this afternoon.

 

"Heron on Steele Creek"

A Blue Heron fishes for dinner on Steele Creek in Bristol, Tn.

"Barn on Ripshin Mtn."

Here is a barn we spotted yesterday on our way down from Ripshin Mountain. In Carter County, Tn., near Roan Mountain.

"Ripshin Mountain"

Well, I set out looking for snow and I finally found some on Ripshin Mountain in Carter County, Tn.

Not really sure if this is the correct name of the mountain but the partially frozen lake in 2 of the pictures is named Ripshin! 

"Online"

Just a bird, hanging out "online" in an alley in my neighborhood today in Bristol, Va.

"Smoky Mountain Dodge"

An old Dodge truck sitting in a field at the end of Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Ely's Mill .....

"Speedway Sunset"

Looking west into Upper East Tennessee from a hilltop on the grounds of Bristol Motor Speedway, the sun paints a brilliant backdrop in the evening sky. Looking for ideas here. In the first photo I took a little color out of the sky, the second photo is straight from camera except for adding logo. Comments and opinions welcome.

"Spring Creek Presbyterian Church"

Spring Creek Presbyterian Church in Washington County, Va. Established in 1825, building shown here dedicated in 1888.

"Coca Cola Sign"

Coca Cola logo painted on the wall of an old building in Bristol, Va.

"Moonshine!"

Not quite a full moon, but still shining bright down over my neighborhood. In Bristol, Va.

"Virginia Creeper Trail"

A bridge on the Virginia Creeper Trail in Damascus, Va.

"Little Red Caboose"

A Norfolk Western Railroad caboose sits in the town park in Damascus, Va.

"Rotherwood Mansion"

Rotherwood Mansion on Netherland Inn Rd. in Kingsport, Tn.

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"So Easy!"

A squirrel moving in on one of our bird feeders. Almost on our front porch and I am standing right there ready to shoot! "Good thing he's got a Canon 'stead of a gun", the squirrel is thinking! From my front porch in Bristol, Va.

"Just a Duck"

A duck standing around in the creek this afternoon at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Tn.

"View From the Parkway"

Looking at the southern face of part of Grandfather Mountain from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Avery County, N.C.

"Holston Mountain"

Looking at Holston Mountain from the student parking lot at Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Va. From where I stand to the crest of the ridge is approximately 15 miles, straight ahead! The top of the snow covered ridge is roughly the boundary line between Sullivan County and Johnson County, Tennessee.

"Survivor"

Still standing after beating the elements. The tornadoes of April, 2011 removed a portion of the top of this silo but was no match for this long standing fixture on Lee Hwy. (US Hwy. 11) in Washington County, Va.

"Tres Silos"

Three silos standing tall  on Tennessee Hwy. 91 in Shady Valley, Tn.

"Know What Day It Is?"

I know, Christmas was almost two weeks ago, but hey! You know what day it was? Christmas ornament on tree at the Inn at Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge, Tn.

"Frost on the Mountain"

Looking at the frost line this afternoon on Holston Mountain from the top of South Holston Dam, in Sullivan County, Tn.

"In the Neighborhood"

Caught this little fellow hanging out in my front yard. He posed for this one! New Years Day in Bristol, Va.

"Blue Heron"

What a drive by shot! Blue Heron on Steele Creek in Bristol, Tn. Nice way to start off the New Year!