Post on 31-Mar-2021
EXPLORING THE SMOKIES
By
Ron Wybranowski
Exploring the Smokies
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My Goal for Tonight’s Program:
“Provide enough information about
the Smokies so that you will
be photographically productive
on your first visit.”
Exploring the Smokies
• Overview of the Smokies
• Resources - Maps, Guides, Places to
See & Stay, etc.
• Show Images from the Park
• Where & How Some Images were Made
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Tonight’s Agenda:
Exploring the Smokies - Overview
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• 934 Miles From North Andover to Newport,
TN/Northeast Corner of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park
• 816 Square Miles… about 35 miles by 23 miles
• 35 Miles from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC
• 192 Miles to Circumnavigate the Park
• Wildflowers in Spring, Rhododendrons in Late
June & July, Foliage in Fall
• Most Visited National Park - 9,354,695 in 2013 5
Exploring the Smokies - Overview
• Blue Ridge Parkway
• 469 miles from Cherokee, NC to Waynesboro, VA
• Shenandoah National Park
• 106 miles from Waynesboro, VA to Front Royal, VA
• Gatlinburg to Front Royal – 610 miles
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Exploring the Smokies
• Why do we go down to the Smokies?
• Vistas with Long View
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Exploring the Smokies
• Why do we go down to the Smokies?
• Vistas with Long View
• Flowers
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Exploring the Smokies
• Why do we go down to the Smokies?
• Vistas with Long View
• Flowers
• Rivers and Streams
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Exploring the Smokies
• Why do we go down to the Smokies?
• Vistas with Long View
• Flowers
• Rivers and Streams
• Waterfalls
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Exploring the Smokies
• Why do we go down to the Smokies?
• Vistas with Long View
• Flowers
• Rivers and Streams
• Waterfalls
• Mountains
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Exploring the Smokies
• Why do we go down to the Smokies?
• Vistas with Long View
• Flowers
• Rivers and Streams
• Waterfalls
• Mountains
• Animals…. Bear, Elk and almost tame Deer
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Exploring the Smokies: Resources
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• Trip Planners
• Park Maps & Guides
• Specialized Maps
• Web Sites
Exploring the Smokies: Resources
26 2016 Smokies Trip Planner
Exploring the Smokies: Resources
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Park Maps
Exploring the Smokies: Resources
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Park
Guide
Exploring the Smokies: Resources
29 Great Smoky Mountains Association
Specialized Maps
Exploring the Smokies: Resources
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Photograph America
Photo Guides by
Robert Hitchman
Exploring the Smokies – Maps and Guides
• What to See and Do • Starter Kit - includes Auto Touring, Waterfalls and Day Hikes
• Travel America
• Wildflowers
• Wildflower Pilgrimage
• Wildflower Walks in the Smokies
• Common Spring Wildflowers
• Common Summer Wildflowers
• Bloom Schedule on the Blue Ridge Parkway
• Animals… Bear, Elk and almost Tame Deer
• Waterfalls in the Smokies
• Soco Falls
• North Carolina Waterfalls by Kevin Adams
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Exploring the Smokies: Resources
Places to Stay - Motels
• Townsend, TN
• Gatlinburg/Pigeon Fork, TN
• Cherokee/Maggiee Valley/Bryson City, NC
• Newport, TN
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Exploring the Smokies: Resources
Places to Stay – Campgrounds in the Park
• Elkmont – Can be Reserved
• Smokemont – Can be Reserved
• Cades Cove – Can be Reserved
• Deep River – First Come, First Served
• Cataloochee – Reservations Required
• Crosby/Big Creek – Can be Reserved
• www.reservations.gov/ or 877-444-6777
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Exploring the Smokies
• Major Areas
• Gatlinburg & Roaring Fork
• Laurel Creek Road, Tremont, Townsend, Cades Cove,
& Foothills Parkway
• Newfound Gap – Over the Mountain to Cherokee
• Crosby & Big Creek
• Cherokee, Deep Creek & Maggie Valley
• Cataloochee
• Blue Ridge Parkway
• Shenandoah National Park
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Exploring the Smokies
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Exploring the Smokies – Gatlinburg & Roaring Fork
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Exploring the Smokies – Gatlinburg & Roaring Fork
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Exploring the Smokies - Laurel Creek Road , Tremont, Cades Cove &
Foothills Parkway
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Exploring the Smokies - Laurel Creek Road , Tremont, Cades Cove &
Foothills Parkway
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Exploring the Smokies – Newfound Gap
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Exploring the Smokies – Newfound Gap
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Exploring the Smokies – Crosby & Big Creek
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Exploring the Smokies - Cherokee, Deep Creek & Maggie Valley
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Exploring the Smokies - Cherokee, Deep Creek & Maggie Valley
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Exploring the Smokies – Cataloochee
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Exploring the Smokies – Cataloochee
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Exploring the Smokies
A brief look back at a
couple of the images
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Exploring the Smokies
Confession is good for the soul but
bad for the ego”
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Sunrise from 300 yards up Clingmans Dome Road
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Sunrise from 300 yards up Clingmans Dome Road
How to add sun beams to a photograph using Photoshop
How to Create Cloud Light Rays/Sunbeams in Photoshop
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Cataloochee Riders
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Sunrise on Lovers Lane in Sugar Hill, NH
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Cataloochee Riders
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A Final Word or Two….
“For me, Photography is a solitary, contemplative pursuit.”
~Ron Wybranowski
“Silence alone is worthy to be heard”
Henry David Thoreau, January 21, 1853
Competition is good. It’s what gets us the cherry on top
• of the sundae…It also makes us a better photographer.
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And one last word…
“Life is short. Eat dessert first.”
“Everything is Beautiful in it’s own Way.”
A Short Slide Show
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Any Questions?
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