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Smokies

3 galleries with 84 photos.

Updated: Oct 24, 2007 6:40am PST

Nature Galleries

Goshen Prong Backpack Trip :

Goshen Prong Backpack Trip

Updated: Oct 21, 2009 5:27pm PST

Great Smoky Mountains : Assorted photos of all the different things I've seen in the Smokies.

Great Smoky Mountains

Assorted photos of all the different things I've seen in the Smokies.

Updated: Jul 01, 2009 6:44am PST

The Lily Barn : The Lily barn in Townsend sells lilies, native wildflowers, and hosts weddings. The grounds are open for taking walks!

The Lily Barn

The Lily barn in Townsend sells lilies, native wildflowers, and hosts ...

Updated: Jun 24, 2008 11:51am PST

Gregory Bald : One of my favorite places of all time is atop Gregory Bald. A wide open meadow with beautiful scenery and azaleas in June!

Gregory Bald

One of my favorite places of all time is atop Gregory Bald. A wide ope ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2008 8:08am PST

Max Patch : Saturday Sept.2, 2007 Kenny and I visited Max Patch for the very first time! We truly enjoyed it and agreed it will be a place we make return visits through various seasons. It is a wonderous place that far exceeded our expectations for beauty, ease and fun. I will add photos to this gallery in the future.UPDATE: May 10, 2008 Went to Max Patch for a Spring Picnic, waterfall visit, and Spring wildflowers. Lovely day. Still thought the Summer visit was prettier.

Max Patch

Saturday Sept.2, 2007 Kenny and I visited Max Patch for the very first ...

Updated: May 27, 2008 1:29pm PST

Roundtop Trail :

Roundtop Trail

Updated: Apr 28, 2008 10:31am PST

Smokemont Area Hikes : I began this photo gallery to hold photos from the hike Friday March 30, 2007 Bradley Fork Trail to Cabin Flats Trail. This is during a period of time I am trying to complete all 900 Miles of Trails in the Smoky Mountain National Park. I will have numerous other hikes with trip reports and photos to add to this collection. I'm trying something new. I am trying the idea of having a Hub to work out from and add photos from hikes in that area to the hub gallery.

Smokemont Area Hikes

I began this photo gallery to hold photos from the hike Friday March 3 ...

Updated: Mar 14, 2008 12:31pm PST

Botanical Bliss 2007 : The Bloom Report for the current season in the Great Smoky Mountains, Blount County, TN and surrounding areas!

Botanical Bliss 2007

The Bloom Report for the current season in the Great Smoky Mountains, ...

Updated: Sep 13, 2007 9:11am PST

Balsam Mountain : Wildflowers and what is to see in the Balsam Mountain and Blue Ridge Parkway Area through the seasons. Includes photos from Blue Ridge Parkway segment from Oconaluftee to Waterrock Knob, Balsam Mountain spur, and Heintooga.

Balsam Mountain

Wildflowers and what is to see in the Balsam Mountain and Blue Ridge P ...

Updated: Aug 29, 2007 7:59pm PST

Slippin and Slidin on Greasy Prong :

Slippin and Slidin on Greasy Prong

Updated: Jul 11, 2007 7:54am PST

Standing Indian, NC : Camping trip to Standing Indian, NC. Seeing the surrounding sights such as waterfalls, and great views.

Standing Indian, NC

Camping trip to Standing Indian, NC. Seeing the surrounding sights su ...

Updated: Jun 25, 2007 8:37pm PST

Little Greenbrier Trail :

Little Greenbrier Trail

Updated: May 09, 2007 11:35am PST

Defeat Ridge Manway :

Defeat Ridge Manway

Updated: Apr 24, 2007 10:24am PST

Chestnut Top Trail : I hiked 1/2 mile up the Chestnut Top Trail in the Smokies today. What an abundance of Spring wildflowers I saw! The "Doctrine of Signatures" is the idea that God has marked everything He created with a sign (signature). The sign was an indication of the purpose for the creation of the item. The Doctrine states that, by observation, one can determine from the color of the flowers or roots, the shape of the leaves, the place of growing, or other signatures, what the plant's purpose was in God's plan. This idea gained popularity during the 1600's and continued to be used for medicinal cures in Europe and Appalachia into the 1930's and beyond. Though the idea has largely fallen out of favor in the face of modern medicine and science there are still people who practice this although finding a D.S. healer is harder these days. When you see plant and flower names which contain "wort" as part of the name it is a holdover from the past and the Doctrine of Signatures. Wort is an Anglo-Saxon word which means "plant" or "flower".

Chestnut Top Trail

I hiked 1/2 mile up the Chestnut Top Trail in the Smokies today. What ...

Updated: Mar 31, 2007 10:11am PST

Albright Grove :

Albright Grove

Updated: Mar 21, 2007 9:01am PST

Scott Mountain Trail :

Scott Mountain Trail

Updated: Mar 20, 2007 4:29pm PST

White Trash Waterfall Trip :

White Trash Waterfall Trip

Updated: Feb 10, 2007 6:44pm PST

Slickrock Creek Area :

Slickrock Creek Area

Updated: Jan 22, 2007 7:19pm PST

Grandfather Mountain :

Grandfather Mountain

Updated: Jan 22, 2007 6:25pm PST

Sugarland Mountain Trail :

Sugarland Mountain Trail

Updated: Jan 19, 2007 12:45pm PST

Fern Branch Falls in the Snow :

Fern Branch Falls in the Snow

Updated: Jan 18, 2007 8:30pm PST

Forney Creek Backpack Trip :

Forney Creek Backpack Trip

Updated: Jan 18, 2007 11:48am PST

Rocky Top TN :

Rocky Top TN

Updated: Jan 18, 2007 11:19am PST

Savage Gulf :

Savage Gulf

Updated: Jan 18, 2007 9:24am PST

Bumpus Cove, TN :

Bumpus Cove, TN

Updated: Jan 16, 2007 8:19pm PST

Roan Mountain :

Roan Mountain

Updated: Jan 16, 2007 8:24am PST

The Cumberland Trail :

The Cumberland Trail

Updated: Jan 14, 2007 9:31pm PST

DeSoto Falls State Park Trip :

DeSoto Falls State Park Trip

Updated: Jan 14, 2007 5:21pm PST

Elkmont to Tremont Hike : Jakes Creek >Blanket Mtn> Panther Creek> Middle Prong route

Elkmont to Tremont Hike

Jakes Creek >Blanket Mtn> Panther Creek> Middle Prong route

Updated: Jan 13, 2007 12:31pm PST

Ramseys Cascade and Beyond :

Ramseys Cascade and Beyond

Updated: Jan 09, 2007 2:37pm PST