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Cheryl Allagood
Cataloochee Valley
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Jo Harris
Jonesborough, Tenn.
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Bonnie Waigand
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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![Bear On The Square Festival, Dahlonega, Ga. Bear On The Square Festival, Dahlonega, Ga.](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1440/download/essay04.jpg?cb=66f698741e6e46b092ee2b5b2d9efc65&w={width}&h={height})
Cheryl Allagood
Bear On The Square Festival, Dahlonega, Ga.
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Cheryl Allagood
Mountain Farm Museum, Cherokee, N.C.
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Bonnie Waigand
Roaring Fork, Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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Cheryl Allagood
Cades Cove, Tenn.
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Jo Harris
Del Rio, Tenn.
9 of 10
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Cheryl Allagood
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Bonnie Waigand
Newfound Gap Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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