Wishing you a great day - and weekend. Be safe and God bless. :)

With all the terrible fires in the Smokies, it's had me looking back through at some images from my trip back in April. Nothing too grand about this simple spot in Tremont, but it grabbed me at the time which is just up the stream from 'the dogwood'. Really praying these rains/storms help with the fires and drought; it's just been horrible to see the events unfold this week.

We never sleep late on our vacations. We drove about 1 hour to snap this sunrise in the Smoky Mountains. Every day was a different treat!

Happy Fence Friday

Taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee.

I drove by this area on my last trip to the Smoky Mountains and she is long gone now.

Another sunrise from the archives. Oconaluftee Overlook in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The summer heat is keeping me from doing much more than getting on the boat and in the water so all I have to post is "old" stuff.

Wanted to name this photo "Amber Alert" and while apropos, seemed somehow inappropriate.

Black Bear cub

Smoky Mountains, Tennessee

Beautiful Lake in the Smoky Mountains of Idaho

An alpine lake at 9040 feet elevation in the Smoky Mountains north of Ketchum, Idaho

Taken on a very foggy trip to the Smokies. The photo itself is of the base of a fire tower

Laurel Falls trail is the easiest trail in the Smoky Mountain National Park

Just after sunrise as the foggy haze was clearing from the early morning rain.

Hello Flickr friends and family! Just got home this morning from a week in the Smoky’s and surrounding areas. Shows, pictures, shopping, family time, and lots and lots of driving. Sorry, didn’t miss Illinois or work at all. Anyway, good to be home. I’ll be posting more once I get a few chores out of the way.

From Look Rock off of the south section of the Foothills Parkway GSMNP.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

I noticed today that I had 500,000+ views. Thanks to all my Flickr buddies for taking the time to view my photostream!

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Greenbrier area, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Canon T70 - Fuji 400 - The Great Smoky Mountains

Tennessee

Fall leaves, New Found Gap TN Side

Great Smoky National Park, Tennessee

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Horses are just barely visible through the trees.

Smoky Mountains

Have a great week ahead everyone--THANKS FOR VISITING !

Clingman's Dome - Great Smoky Mountain National Park