Southern Appalachian Mountains
Photo Essay:  Spring in the Smokies 2016

Photo Essay: Spring in the Smokies 2016

Each year, as spring rounds out towards mid-April I make a pilgrimage to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  I'm never alone; the who's who of outdoor photography will be in the same place.  Friends, mentors and those who I've only followed...

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Photo Essay:  Roan Highlands Gray’s Lily Wildflowers 2015

Photo Essay: Roan Highlands Gray’s Lily Wildflowers 2015

The grasses I travel through are far taller than the mid-height of my hiking boots allowing the moisture to wick down through my socks. My feet are soaking despite the Gore-Tex lining within my boots. It's just after sunrise on the temperate grassy balds of the Roan...

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Photo Essay:  G. Richard Thompson WMA 2015

Photo Essay: G. Richard Thompson WMA 2015

Thompson Wildlife Management Area is an acreage of property (4,000+) owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in Fauquier County, Virginia.  Located about one hour west of the Northern Virginia suburbs outside...

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From the Field:  Virginia Bluebells 2015

From the Field: Virginia Bluebells 2015

Each spring around mid-April I rattle off several hundred frames that I never show anyone.  Frames of Virginia Bluebells.  There's really nothing in my landscape calendar each year that wrecks my confidence as a photographer more thoroughly than Virginia Bluebells,...

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