A harsh chill accompanies the long shadows cast by the winter sun. Days shorten as hearty oaks stubbornly release their leaves to the swirling winds. Distant peaks cloaked with the featherlike plumage of barren hardwoods receive the first dusting of snow. The seasons change but the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains majestic scenery remains constant. http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a228-copy/46386216_ZxqtL-Ti.jpg http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/1002773_xQaHW/ 2007-08-27T09:00:11Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Fire behind the mountain. Sunset casts a beam toward heaven.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46386216_ZxqtL" title="Fire behind the mountain. Sunset casts a beam toward heaven."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a228-copy/46386216_ZxqtL-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Fire behind the mountain. Sunset casts a beam toward heaven." title="Fire behind the mountain. Sunset casts a beam toward heaven." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T18:49:19Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a228-copy/46386216_ZxqtL-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 17:20:11 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Colorful baby oak tree catches the eye.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46580586_dcrtA" title="Colorful baby oak tree catches the eye."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a068-copy/46580586_dcrtA-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Colorful baby oak tree catches the eye." title="Colorful baby oak tree catches the eye." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T21:44:32Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a068-copy/46580586_dcrtA-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 09:11:23 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Beautiful end of season color from the little oak.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46580588_Afat6" title="Beautiful end of season color from the little oak."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a076-copy/46580588_Afat6-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Beautiful end of season color from the little oak." title="Beautiful end of season color from the little oak." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T21:55:30Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a076-copy/46580588_Afat6-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 09:13:04 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />A dusting of snow covers a distant mountain top in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46580592_Zopxh" title="A dusting of snow covers a distant mountain top in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a083-copy/46580592_Zopxh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A dusting of snow covers a distant mountain top in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest." title="A dusting of snow covers a distant mountain top in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T05:29:43Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a083-copy/46580592_Zopxh-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 10:34:22 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Yesterday's snow covers the ground at 4000' on each side of the Cherohala Skyway.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46580597_ffWY7" title="Yesterday's snow covers the ground at 4000' on each side of the Cherohala Skyway."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a096-copy/46580597_ffWY7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Yesterday's snow covers the ground at 4000' on each side of the Cherohala Skyway." title="Yesterday's snow covers the ground at 4000' on each side of the Cherohala Skyway." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T18:39:46Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a096-copy/46580597_ffWY7-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 11:13:15 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Winterscape on the Cherohala Skyway west of Robbinsville, NC</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46580602_RApEX" title="Winterscape on the Cherohala Skyway west of Robbinsville, NC"><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a109-copy/46580602_RApEX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Winterscape on the Cherohala Skyway west of Robbinsville, NC" title="Winterscape on the Cherohala Skyway west of Robbinsville, NC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T18:45:29Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a109-copy/46580602_RApEX-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 11:30:35 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />December view from the Cherohala Skyway.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46595226_y9xab" title="December view from the Cherohala Skyway."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a113-copy/46595226_y9xab-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="December view from the Cherohala Skyway." title="December view from the Cherohala Skyway." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T18:39:35Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a113-copy/46595226_y9xab-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 11:32:03 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Storm clouds approaching the mountains.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46595233_8e2mc" title="Storm clouds approaching the mountains."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a280-copy/46595233_8e2mc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Storm clouds approaching the mountains." title="Storm clouds approaching the mountains." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T04:56:44Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a280-copy/46595233_8e2mc-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 11:15:17 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Where land meets the clouds.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46703140_wmRm5" title="Where land meets the clouds."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a285-copy/46703140_wmRm5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Where land meets the clouds." title="Where land meets the clouds." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T07:40:09Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a285-copy/46703140_wmRm5-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 11:48:16 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Route 441 winds through the Smokies and into the clouds.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46703143_ZCeUD" title="Route 441 winds through the Smokies and into the clouds."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a291-copy/46703143_ZCeUD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Route 441 winds through the Smokies and into the clouds." title="Route 441 winds through the Smokies and into the clouds." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T05:17:55Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a291-copy/46703143_ZCeUD-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 11:50:01 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />The season's first snowfall.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46703148_WooRM" title="The season's first snowfall."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05002-copy/46703148_WooRM-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The season's first snowfall." title="The season's first snowfall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T21:16:45Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05002-copy/46703148_WooRM-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 12:07:32 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Textures of the natural mountain environment.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46703153_VJT76" title="Textures of the natural mountain environment."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05054-copy/46703153_VJT76-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Textures of the natural mountain environment." title="Textures of the natural mountain environment." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T07:57:56Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05054-copy/46703153_VJT76-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 12:42:58 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />This simple red barn is in Waynesville, NC</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46595228_wiWAk" title="This simple red barn is in Waynesville, NC"><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a245-copy/46595228_wiWAk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This simple red barn is in Waynesville, NC" title="This simple red barn is in Waynesville, NC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T18:39:57Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a245-copy/46595228_wiWAk-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 08:23:52 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Low water stream exposes beautiful rocks normally hidden from view.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46595231_HnjMN" title="Low water stream exposes beautiful rocks normally hidden from view."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a265-copy/46595231_HnjMN-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Low water stream exposes beautiful rocks normally hidden from view." title="Low water stream exposes beautiful rocks normally hidden from view." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T05:34:00Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a265-copy/46595231_HnjMN-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 10:00:59 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Cascading waters are abundant in the Great Smoky mountains.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46703158_hTWJg" title="Cascading waters are abundant in the Great Smoky mountains."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05071-copy/46703158_hTWJg-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Cascading waters are abundant in the Great Smoky mountains." title="Cascading waters are abundant in the Great Smoky mountains." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T08:27:22Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05071-copy/46703158_hTWJg-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 15:22:10 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Eight inch waterfall deep in the woods.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46703163_GPZQG" title="Eight inch waterfall deep in the woods."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05087-copy/46703163_GPZQG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Eight inch waterfall deep in the woods." title="Eight inch waterfall deep in the woods." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T18:37:23Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05087-copy/46703163_GPZQG-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 15:50:02 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Layers of muted color as day turns to night.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46831193_KrPTe" title="Layers of muted color as day turns to night."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a237-copy/46831193_KrPTe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Layers of muted color as day turns to night." title="Layers of muted color as day turns to night." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T05:22:23Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a237-copy/46831193_KrPTe-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 17:27:14 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Scenes like this one explain the term "Blue Mountains".</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46828788_9xtsw" title="Scenes like this one explain the term "Blue Mountains"."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a238LT-copy/46828788_9xtsw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Scenes like this one explain the term "Blue Mountains"." title="Scenes like this one explain the term "Blue Mountains"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T18:33:11Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a238LT-copy/46828788_9xtsw-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 17:28:20 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />You can almost feel the cold in this winter sky.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46831196_cDZew" title="You can almost feel the cold in this winter sky."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a239-copy/46831196_cDZew-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="You can almost feel the cold in this winter sky." title="You can almost feel the cold in this winter sky." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T05:30:33Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a239-copy/46831196_cDZew-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 17:28:38 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Note the texture of the bare tree limbs against the sky.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46828783_7fAQc" title="Note the texture of the bare tree limbs against the sky."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a140LT-copy/46828783_7fAQc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Note the texture of the bare tree limbs against the sky." title="Note the texture of the bare tree limbs against the sky." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T05:15:08Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a140LT-copy/46828783_7fAQc-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 16:53:33 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Winter evening sky in the Great Smokies.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46828784_52vCh" title="Winter evening sky in the Great Smokies."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a154LT-copy/46828784_52vCh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Winter evening sky in the Great Smokies." title="Winter evening sky in the Great Smokies." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T05:27:30Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a154LT-copy/46828784_52vCh-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 17:00:41 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Late evening sky over the Great Smoky mountains.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46955036_6HSjX" title="Late evening sky over the Great Smoky mountains."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a127-copy/46955036_6HSjX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Late evening sky over the Great Smoky mountains." title="Late evening sky over the Great Smoky mountains." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T18:29:58Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a127-copy/46955036_6HSjX-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 16:47:41 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Small rural church outside of Bryson City, NC</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46955041_adMeC" title="Small rural church outside of Bryson City, NC"><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05063-copy/46955041_adMeC-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Small rural church outside of Bryson City, NC" title="Small rural church outside of Bryson City, NC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T18:31:24Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05063-copy/46955041_adMeC-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 14:24:32 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />"God Light" a beam from above.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#46955044_Unwd2" title=""God Light" a beam from above."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05111-copy/46955044_Unwd2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt=""God Light" a beam from above." title=""God Light" a beam from above." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T06:46:34Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05111-copy/46955044_Unwd2-Th.jpg 2005-11-27 16:32:37 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Fire in the sky after sunset on the "Road to Nowhere"</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#48094871_TrPXU" title="Fire in the sky after sunset on the "Road to Nowhere""><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a197-copy/48094871_TrPXU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fire in the sky after sunset on the "Road to Nowhere"" title="Fire in the sky after sunset on the "Road to Nowhere"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T17:49:40Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a197-copy/48094871_TrPXU-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 17:14:28 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />As sunset fades a peaceful stillness fills the air.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#48094877_in7yM" title="As sunset fades a peaceful stillness fills the air."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a231-copy/48094877_in7yM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="As sunset fades a peaceful stillness fills the air." title="As sunset fades a peaceful stillness fills the air." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T17:51:47Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/NovMtn05a231-copy/48094877_in7yM-Th.jpg 2005-11-26 17:21:30 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Smoky Mountain elk searching trying to graze on a frosty morning in Cataloochee Valley. The large elk in the background is a bull which has lost his horns for winter.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#181449686_nTyiQ" title="Smoky Mountain elk searching trying to graze on a frosty morning in Cataloochee Valley. The large elk in the background is a bull which has lost his horns for winter."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/IMG2331-copy/181449686_nTyiQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Smoky Mountain elk searching trying to graze on a frosty morning in Cataloochee Valley. The large elk in the background is a bull which has lost his horns for winter." title="Smoky Mountain elk searching trying to graze on a frosty morning in Cataloochee Valley. The large elk in the background is a bull which has lost his horns for winter." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T23:26:15Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/IMG2331-copy/181449686_nTyiQ-Th.jpg 2006-12-17 09:30:06 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Mature bull elk grazing on frost covered grass in Cataloochee Valley.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#181522001_QUNJW" title="Mature bull elk grazing on frost covered grass in Cataloochee Valley."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/IMG2322-copy/181522001_QUNJW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mature bull elk grazing on frost covered grass in Cataloochee Valley." title="Mature bull elk grazing on frost covered grass in Cataloochee Valley." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T23:18:31Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/IMG2322-copy/181522001_QUNJW-Th.jpg 2006-12-17 09:20:38 <p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com">Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto)</a><br />Sunrise from Utah Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/1002773_xQaHW#188669980_QfRRm" title="Sunrise from Utah Mountain."><img src="http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/IMG2393-copy/188669980_QfRRm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sunrise from Utah Mountain." title="Sunrise from Utah Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T12:42:13Z Doug VanWynen (dvwphoto) http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com http://dvwphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/Smoky-Mountains-1/IMG2393-copy/188669980_QfRRm-Th.jpg 2006-12-19 08:44:05