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Photo Essay, June 2019
Spring at North Georgia’s Gibbs Gardens
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Kaye Gatlin
Photo Essay, June 2019
Spring foliage
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Kristi Parsons
Photo Essay, June 2019
West Prong Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Kaye Gatlin
Photo Essay, June 2019
Hiking trail
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James Bice
Photo Essay, June 2019
Dogwood blossoms
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Kristi Parsons
Photo Essay, June 2019
Artist Bryan Koontz from North Carolina painting on Roan Mountain
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Mike Koenig
Photo Essay, June 2019
Table Rock Catawba Rhododendron
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Brad Justice
Photo Essay, June 2019
Rainbow
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