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![Near Gatlinburg Near Gatlinburg](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1548/download/essay01.jpg?cb=86d18b66f97e2beb13f4fdd325b1a325&w={width}&h={height})
Mary Meiners
Near Gatlinburg
Secret location outside Gatlinburg facing Mount Le Conte
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![Time flows by Time flows by](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1549/download/essay02.jpg?cb=91f82d6ea1345e504c32ef7db2d0481c&w={width}&h={height})
Vonda B. Magill
Time flows by
Dock on the Little Tennessee River
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![Soco Falls Soco Falls](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1550/download/essay03.jpg?cb=78f1a5e20b054f0934ed843effe69bdd&w={width}&h={height})
Terri Campbell
Soco Falls
Soco Falls, located between Cherokee and Maggie Valley near the GSMNP and Blue Ridge Parkway
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![Silent roar Silent roar](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1551/download/essay04.jpg?cb=f065f52497c626b587b2ff548bf9bb28&w={width}&h={height})
Bill Hale
Silent roar
Roaring Fork Nature Trail in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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![TV secrets TV secrets](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1552/download/essay05.jpg?cb=c11bf6638d12781db1a034944c4839e3&w={width}&h={height})
Bonnie Waigand
TV secrets
School house/church building used in the “Christy” TV series, Townsend, Tenn.
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![Pinholster's place Pinholster's place](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1553/download/essay06.jpg?cb=084bc08dfa516e318fafdc27a3b9a78d&w={width}&h={height})
Gary Pinholster
Pinholster's place
Secret spot to catch a sunrise, GSMNP
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![Secret garden Secret garden](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1554/download/essay07.jpg?cb=e0d5b9f5f9ec7fb973c9bc64ea868a69&w={width}&h={height})
Gary Pinholster
Secret garden
Secret location for rare wildflowers, GSMNP
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![Butterflies converge Butterflies converge](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1555/download/essay08.jpg?cb=f55e82ad43e3f391fe9eaca7f0d9982f&w={width}&h={height})
Terri Campbell
Butterflies converge
Butterflies gather along Upper Tremont Road, GSMNP
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![Silent bald Silent bald](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1556/download/essay09.jpg?cb=23969f8bac81150952365eaba01b4554&w={width}&h={height})
Margie Metz
Silent bald
Max Patch, N.C.
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![Secret falls Secret falls](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1557/download/essay10.jpg?cb=fa04cf7c941b76a897ede389200c15cb&w={width}&h={height})
Gregg Passmore
Secret falls
A small, often-overlooked waterfall in the park on the way to Tenn.
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