Had the pleasure of enjoying several wet hikes in some nearby Wilderness areas here in Northeast Tennessee.

A few shots from Pond Mountain Wilderness:

The bridge across Laurel Fork



And the falls - 60' high and very full - Laurel Falls:




And a few shots from Rocky Fork Wilderness, out at the northeastern corner - the Lower Higgins Creek drainage:

It's a lush landscape, a temperate rain forest environment:








It's also rich with many clear, clean springs:



And full-flowing streams:






The main falls at Lower Higgins Creek are nearly 100 feet high, and a "thundering" pleasure to experience!






Hope you get to experience these fine wild places for yourself sometime, and that you will share your comments & critique on these views...

[Bob Harris]

Beautiful area to photograph, I bet you feel blessed at times working and hiking there. Great waterfall shots, I can almost hear the roar.

[Cee Cee]

like them all , well done, number 2 "Laurel Falls" is superb!

cheers

[mole]

Bob - Indeed I am blessed daily to live & work in such a rich and diverse region. Hope you get to visit for yourself sometime soon!

Cee Cee - Thanks so much! Laurel Falls is indeed an amazing place - and a rather easy hike too!

[Sailor]

Absolutely gorgeous photos of an area I love. We lived in Nashville for a time and I always looked forward to trips "east". We've been back to East TN several times since then.

Jer

[8540tomg]

Wonderful images.

Nice to see water that's not frozen over for a change.

Tom G