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Jon and Regina Phillips, J&G Photos
Daybreak
Sunrise at Cades Cove, Tennessee.
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Joshua Bruni, Bruni Photography
Hello There
Piebald deer in Bays Mountain State Park, Tennessee.
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Pam Williams
Four Feet In
Enjoying a mountain lake.
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Greg Passmore
Autumn Amble
Upper Nantahala River in fall.
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Joshua Moore
Grandfather Sunset
A sunset on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Grandfather Mountain.
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Joshua Moore
Up Early
Sunrise on Roan Mountain.
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Cameron Goodson
Bear Crossing
A bear crosses a creek along the Roaring Fork Motor Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Anthony Toribio, toribiophoto.com
Max Patch
A sunset from Max Patch in the Pisgah National Forest.
Autumn lights up Southern Appalachia in a burst of color and activity. Our readers share their favorite scenes of this showstopping season.
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