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Mike & Judy Buggie
Photo essay, June 2023
“Excuse me, do you have an apple?”
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Warren White Lancaster, Ohio
Photo essay, June 2023
The photographer’s wife daydreaming at the Cataloochee Valley School.
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Marla Milling
Photo essay, June 2023
The photographer’s children riding Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood on opening day.
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Sam Dean
Photo essay, June 2023
Hiking Bearwallow Mountain.
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Mike & Judy Buggie
Photo essay, June 2023
A quick stop at the highest point on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Mike & Judy Buggie
Photo essay, June 2023
The clouds appear as majestic as the mountains.
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Sam Dean
Photo essay, June 2023
Jump Off Rock, Hendersonville, North Carolina.
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Ralph Mayer, Saluda, North Carolina
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Addison and Ensley having fun at the playground in the Smokies.
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Photo Courtesy of Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation/Leslie Restivo
Photo essay, June 2023
Halfmoon Overlook.
Thank you to our readers for generously sharing their photography! The next edition will feature your photographs of Halloween fun! Send us pictures of you, your friends and family celebrating the autumnal fun of the season. Email high-resolution images to editor@smliv.com.