The Great Smokey Mountains of Tennesee

This photograph was captured around 4 p.m. almost near the halfway point through the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It was taken from the western side looking east and some of the Southern Appalachian Mountains we'd previously travelled through can be viewed. I was entranced looking out over the floor of the gorge towards the splendor of the tree tops that graced the valley floor and continued onward up the sides of the mountains. Unfortunately, as hard as I tried to get Don to stop for the night so we could do some further exploring the following day and some sight-seeing in Gaitlinburg and Pigeon Forge areas, he insisted on continuing the drive home. The good news is even in the mountainous area with a small amount of rain experienced before reaching Cherokee, the rest of the journey towards our destination of home was a safe one. We made a promise to one another to one day return!