Spruce-fir forest under a clearing storm, Great Balsam Mtns.

Fern meadow along the Appalachian Trail, Beauty Spot Bald, Cherokee NF

Autumn morning mist from Hemphill Bald, Great Smokies

Setting sun in autumn haze, Unaka Mtn. Wilderness, Cherokee NF

Setting moon in winter woods, Cherokee National Forest

Morning sunbeams above Spivey Gap, Cherokee NF

Cumulus clouds over Pisgah NF

Sunset from Jane Bald, Roan Highlands TN/NC

Sunstar over the Unaka Valley and Unaka Mtn. Wilderness Area, Cherokee NF

Autumn fields and woods, Black Balsam area, Blue Ridge Pkwy.

Northwest view from Craggy Gardens, Blue Ridge Pkwy.

Winter dawn on the Appalachian Trail, Big Bald Mountain, Cherokee NF

Twilight in the Blue Ridge from Mt. Mitchell State Park

Purple sky over the Tennessee Blue Ridge, Cherokee NF

Cumulus cloud at sunset from Mt. Pisgah, Blue Ridge Pkwy.

Last light in the Unaka Valley from Cherokee NF

Sunset from Horseback Ridge, Cherokee NF

Rime ice and winter sky, Cherokee NF

Setting moon over Erwin, TN from the Appalachian Trail

Mist in last light, Great Smoky Mtns. NP
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