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Michael Koenig
Photo Essay, October 2020
Wilson Creek
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Terry Barnes
Photo Essay, October 2020
Cades Cove Sunrise
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Cheryl Allagood
Photo Essay, October 2020
Black bear yearling in Cades Cove, Tennessee
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Don Bendever
Photo Essay, October 2020
Black bears in Cades Cove, Tennessee
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Phil Baxter
Photo Essay, October 2020
Squirrel siblings contemplate leaving the security of their knothole in Cosby, Tennessee
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Kaye Gatlin
Photo Essay, October 2020
Cardinal Flower on the Schoolhouse Gap Trail in the Smoky Mountains
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Kaye Gatlin
Photo Essay, October 2020
Indian Pipe wildflower found on Hen Wallow Falls Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Ricardo Garcia
Photo Essay, October 2020
Sunset over the Pisgah Range near Cedar Mountain, North Carolina
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Missy Anne Arney
Photo Essay, October 2020
Rainbow over Gatlinburg, Tennessee
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Greg Passmore
Photo Essay, October 2020
Smoky Mountain Railway
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Greg Passmore
Photo Essay, October 2020
Cooper’s Creek Mill
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