"Help Yourself"

This bear came up out of the creek and made himself welcome to a young couple's picnic dinner today at Mynatt Park in Gatlinburg, Tn.

 

"Cades Cove"

 Looking across Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Carter Shields Cabin"

Carter Shields Cabin in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Bear in Elkmont"

Black bear in Elkmont campground area in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Coming In For The Catch"

An Osprey coming in for the catch at Douglas Dam near Sevierville, Tn. A swing shot here, he came out of nowhere and I swung around and took a shot!

"Old Mill"

The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, Tn.

"On Roaring Fork"

Caught this shot along Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains on my way out this past weekend.

"Douglas Dam"

View of Douglas Dam from the visitor center in Sevier County, Tn.

"Smoky Mountain Crow"

A Smoky Mountain Crow sitting on a fence rail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Cades Cove.

"Elk in Cataloochee"

Here's a Bull Elk keeping a few members of his harem in line at Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Alfred Regan Tub Mill"

Alfred Regan tub mill on Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Pearl Harbor Tree"

 

Here it is! The Pearl Harbor Tree. At Cades Cove, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Cades Cove"

A breath taking start to a new day! Early morning in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Palmer Barn"

Palmer Barn in Lower Cataloochee area in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Fontana Lake"

Looking down on a finger of Fontana Lake from Lakeview Drive - The Road to Nowhere, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Crow in the Cove"

A crow sitting on a fence post in Cades Cove, in the GSMNP.

"Smoky Mountain Trillium"

A Smoky Mountain Trillium along the road in Tremont, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"The Missing Link"

Entrance sign at the beginning of the newly opened section of the Foothills Parkway in Wears Valley, Tn.

"Bud Ogle Nature Trail"

Walking down the Noah "Bud" Ogle nature trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Mill Race @ Mingus Mill"

An overflowing mill race at Mingus Mill near Cherokee, N.C. in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.