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Bryan Yerman
Photo Essay, April/May 2020
A distant view of Mount Pisgah, near Asheville.
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Fannie Eavenson
Photo Essay, April/May 2020
Church in Wears Valley, Tennessee
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Ron Zucker
Photo Essay, April/May 2020
Martins Creek Falls, Erwin, Tennessee
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Mandy Quinzi
Photo Essay, April/May 2020
Along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mt Mitchell
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Kristi Parsons
Photo Essay, April/May 2020
Rhododendrons on Roan Mountain
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Bob Joralemon
Photo Essay, April/May 2020
Early morning in Cades Cove
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Kay Gatlin
Photo Essay, April/May 2020
Walker Sisters Cabin
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Kathleen Thompson
Photo Essay, April/May 2020
A spring wildflower in the Cohutta Wilderness.
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Joseph Thomas
Photo Essay, April/May 2020
View from the Parkway
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