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Alan Taylor
Photo Essay, December 2019
Cataloochee elk
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Allison Adams
Photo Essay, December 2019
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Jason Henry
Photo Essay, December 2019
Leafy path
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Joe Gottschalk
Photo Essay, December 2019
Snowy peak
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Allison Adams
Photo Essay, December 2019
Snow-covered fence
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Bryan Yerman
Photo Essay, December 2019
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
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Virginia Wheeler
Photo Essay, December 2019
Cade’s Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Hunter Turner
Photo Essay, December 2019
Log cabin aerial
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J. Carlee Adams
Photo Essay, December 2019
Cascades near Chimney Tops
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Noah Koenig
Photo Essay, December 2019
Blue jay in the snow
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June Conley
Photo Essay, December 2019
Elkmont Troll Bridge
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Kenan Fox
Photo Essay, December 2019
Farm at dawn
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