I took this photo in October 2019 on the Newfound Gap highway in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The curve in the highway teases unknown sights to be seen... a bear crossing the road or simply another breathtaking mountain view. … [Read more...]
Nature Reflects Glory
Our family loves the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and I was thrilled to discover two new webcams in the park. This view is from Newfound Gap. The other new webcam is on Clingman's Dome. Due to its elevation and road closure this one is shut down for the winter. Here is the link for GSMNP webcams. The site also has links to webcams in other National parks. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Finding Spring~Part 2
As I’m sure many of you have experienced. The weather this spring has been wildly unpredictable and such was the case during my entire week in North Carolina. One night we had hail, another day it was overcast, but temperatures were mild, then the next day it was snowing. While it snowed for hours, nothing was sticking on our side of the mountain, so we went over to Cherokee … [Read more...]
Every Writer Needs a Break
Every writer needs some time to get away from the daily grind and focus on their work. I took the first week of March to escape to the mountains of North Carolina. Having the chance to soak in a bit of cooler weather was a huge bonus. I arrived on Friday night and got right to work on Saturday, managing to knock out a little under 4,000 words on Virginia, the third novel in The … [Read more...]
