scenic overlook

Mount LeConte

The tallest mountain located entirely within the state of Tennessee, Mount LeConte has an elevation of 6593-feet, with a trail that’s approx. 12 miles out-and-back. Start your hike early on a day with good weather, and rest on top of the mountain to enjoy some really spectacular views! Prints available. Enjoy the great outdoors!

View From Black Mountain

Looking eastward toward the horizon are the Smoky Mountains, behind a low bank of clouds. It’s a wonderful view from Black Mountain, located on the Cumberland Plateau in Crab Orchard, Tennessee. Prints available. Hope to see you soon!

Cumberland Falls

Scenic Overlook

Prints available. Known as the “Niagara of The South”, Cumberland Falls stands 60-feet tall by 125-feet wide, and creates a thunderous echo throughout the gorge, as it accommodates the Cumberland River. This particular shot was taken from an elevated trail across the river, when I was hiking to Eagle Falls.

Sunrise Scenes

These photographs were taken from a scenic overlook along Foothills Parkway, near Wears Valley, Tennessee, and feature sunrise scenes over the Smoky Mountains. Prints.

This early morning photograph was taken from a scenic overlook along Oswald Road, driving up a mountain in the Cherokee National Forest, en route to the Chilhowee Recreation Area, home to Benton Falls. Prints available.

Blue Ridge Mountains Sunrise

This photograph features a beautiful morning sunrise, looking east from a scenic overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Pisgah National Forest of North Carolina. You can enjoy this view on a variety of prints available for your home – or, other gift and apparel items – by visiting my galleries at Fine Art America and Redbubble. Hope to see you soon!

Blue Ridge Mountains

This pluton monolith is known as Looking Glass Rock, seen here in black and white from a scenic overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. You can see it in your home on one of many different print types, by visiting my gallery at Fine Art America.

Foothills Sunrise

This photograph was taken from a scenic overlook along Foothills Parkway, near Townsend, Tennessee, featuring a sunrise over the Smoky Mountains. Prints available.

Black And White Scenic View

This black and white photograph was taken at a scenic overlook at the Savage Gulf Natural Area, located in the South Cumberland State Park of Tennessee. Prints available.

Looking Glass Rock

In the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the Pisgah National Forest is home to Looking Glass Rock – known in geological terms as a Pluton Monolith.

Taken from different scenic overlooks along the Blue Ridge Parkway, prints of these photographs are available in my gallery.

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Return To Benton Falls

Located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee, inside the Cherokee National Forest, the Chilhowee Recreation Area is home to Benton Falls.

Benton Falls

Driving 7 miles up the mountain along Oswald Road, several scenic overlooks provide excellent morning views –

It’s $3 parking for a day pass, where visitors can enjoy bicycling, camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking and water activities. And, there are picnic tables, drinking water and toilets available. Dogs allowed.