These pictures are from the House Mountain State Natural Area, which is only about 8 miles northeast of Knoxville. The hike took place over about 5 miles along the network of trails around the mountain, in the winter season.
Galleries
Photography
These images were taken on the Huskey Gap Trail, a 4.2-mile round trip trail in the Great Smokey Mountains. It's a pretty moderate trail with a steady elevation change throughout.
These images are taken from a trip to the top of Blood Mountain with a group of former colleagues from the Clemson Libraries in the autumn of 2015.
These pictures are taken during a Halloween hike at Big Ridge State Park. A couple of the trails taken were, appropriately enough, the Dark Hollow Trail and the Ghost House Trail.
Turkey Pen Ridge is a hiking trail in the Smokies that is about 3.5 miles to where it intersects with Schoolhouse Gap. These pictures were taken during an autumn hike, so there is some color to the foliage.
These are just a few pictures from when I couldn't go for a hike, due to rain or crowds.
I've been on this trail before, when my wife and I did some traveling one late summer. This is a relatively short trail, around 3.5 miles round trip, and the path moves through many different types of environments.
The Town Creek Park area has a series of trails that wind through the park, situated in Pickens, SC. This little stroll went about 2 miles on these paths.
Hen Wallow Falls can be found in the Great Smoky Mountains along the Gabes Mountain Trail. It's a 4.4-mile round trip trail, that's mostly moderate to difficult, with a rather steep and strenuous last part down to the base of the falls.
These pictures were taken during my second trip to Rainbow Falls in Jones Gap State Park.