Panorama - Gatlinburg and Smoky Mountains before sunset |
Commercial area of Gatlinburg |
Town center in Gatlinburg |
Hotel where we stayed in 2009 |
Ski area near our condo in the evening light |
Ober Gatlinburg operations |
Condo living room - facing front |
Condo living room - facing back |
Condo living room - to the side |
Sunset the evening of our arrival |
In the direction of the park from the condo |
Skies at Sunset from the place we stayed |
Downtown Gatlinburg before sunrise |
Patterns |
Moon over Gatlinburg before sunrise |
Ridges before sunrise |
Skies and distant peaks before sunrise |
Colors changing in the skyline |
Pinks over the blue ridges |
Crescent moon over the morning landscape |
Over the ridges just before sunrise |
Early morning vistas |
Early morning light streams in |
About the Appalachian trail |
Appalachian Trail (AT) from the parking lot |
On the move |
Uphill section of the trail |
An icy challenge |
A somewhat flat stretch |
Intersection on the AT |
The girls |
Contrails |
At a second trail intersection |
Moving uphill in the shade |
Dangerous icy stretch |
A view from the ridge |
Charlie's Bunion in the distance |
Leaving the AT for Charlie's Bunion |
A narrow ledge |
Narrow trail along the edge |
Arrival at Charlie's Bunion |
Up on Charlie's Bunion |
Dramatic pose |
On top of the bunion |
A view from Charlie's Bunion |
On the edge |
On the edge 2 |
The lunch spot |
Charlie's bunion is crowded as we leave |
An icy section on the way back from Charlie's Bunion |
Dealing with the icy section |
On ice without crampons |
Blue ridge mountains viewed on the way back |
Appearance from behind the corner |
Negotiating another icy stretch |
She'll be coming round the mountain |
In the final stage of the hike |
The last few steps |
The end in sight |
Moving stuff |
Returning with stuff |
The stream |
Down by the stream |
Clear waters and abstract art |
Turning translucent |
Relaxation |
Mt. Leconte and another peak from condo |
Panorama - Gatlinburg and Smoky Mountain evening view |
Rays |
Hues |
Time for some pink |
In the mood |