Nantahala National Forest, Cowee Mountain Overlook - Jackson County, North Carolina - The last light of the day lights the mountain tops of mountains in Nantahala National Forest along the Blue Ridge Parkway. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Mingo Falls, Qualla Boundary - Swain County, North Carolina. - Mingo Creek flows over the rock face on the side of the mountain at Mingo Falls. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Sluiceway at Mingus Mill, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Swain County, North Carolina - Autumn colored leaves decorate the trail along the sluiceway at Mingus Mill. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Mingus Mill, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Swain County, North Carollina - Autumn foliage surrounds the sluiceway at Mingus Mill. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Middle Prong Little River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Water rushes through autumn decorated rocks on the Middle Prong Little River. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Middle Prong Little River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Water rushes through a rock garden along the Middle Prong Little River in the Tremont area. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Upper Tremont Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier Couny, Tennessee - Golden refections on the Middle Prong Little River on a late autumn afternoon. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Little River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Georgia - Reflections in the still surface of the Little River on a late autumn afternoon. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Ice clings to the limbs of a bare tree against a backdrop of dwindling autumn colored leaves treeline beyond. ©2022 John Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - The sun begins peeking over the mountain range and lights a group of trees on the frosty valley floor. ©2022 John Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - The morning sun highlights the low lying fog in the frost covered valley of Cades Cove. ©2022 John Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Abrams Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Abrams Falls pours over a rock face into its plunge pool along Abrams Creek. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Abrams Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Abrams Creek creates an impressionistic reflection in the plunge pool below Abrams Falls. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Abrams Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Abrams Creek plunges into the deep blue pool at Abrams Falls on an autumn morning. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Abrams Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Autumn foliage colors the area around Abrams Falls near Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Abrams Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Abrams Creek falls into the large plunge pool below Abrams Falls. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Autumn color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Hardwood trees bursting with color at lower elevations as viewed from Baskins Creek Trail. ©2022 John Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Baskins Creek Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Sevier County, Tennessee - Autumn colored leaves decorate the base of Baskins Creek Falls. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Sunset, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Swain County, North Carolina - The sun sets behind the layers of mountain ridges visible from Clingmans Dome. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Sunset, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Swain County, North Carolina - The sun sets over the Appalachian mountains in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron 2022, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Sunset, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Swain County, North Carolina - Red and orange dominate the sky over the mountains of Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Clingmans Dome. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Mouse Creek Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Haywood County, North Carolina - Mouse Creek falls into Big Creek through the colorful scattered leaves of autumn. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron 2022, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Autumn on a Smoky Mountain Stream
Big Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Haywood County, North Carolina - Bright autumn colors along Big Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Big Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Haywood County, North Carolina - Leaves swirl in the deep cold waters below the falls at Midnight Hole on Big Creek. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Big Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Haywood County, North Carolina - Autumn leaves define swirling water at Midnight Hole on Big Creek. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Fall color, Foothills Parkway - Sevier County, Tennessee - Fall foliage brightens the drive along the Foothills Parkway near Townsend. ©2022 John Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Mountain vista, Foothills Parkway - Sevier County, Tennessee - Late afternoon vista from the Foothills Parkway viewed across Townsend. The tallest mountain in the distance is Thunderhead Mountain in Great Smoky Mountain National Park and is 10 miles away. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Sunrise, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Swain County, North Carolina - Rays of light emerge over the horizon at Luftee Gap in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Sunrise, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Swain County, North Carolina - The day awakens behind the ridge at Luftee Gap. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
Sunrise, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Swain County, North Carolina - The sun rises over Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Luftee Gap. ©2022 Jonathan Cothron, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.