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Find Your Photography Bliss at Tremont

July 26, 2012 By Val Weston 4 Comments

As you know, I've become a bit of a Great Smoky Institute at Tremont junkie. It's becoming a second home to me this year as I'm working toward my Southern Appalachian Naturalist Certification. I … [Read more...] about Find Your Photography Bliss at Tremont

Filed Under: Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: bill lea, experiential education, georgia nature photographers association, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, great smoky mountains national park, jeff miller, ken thompson, nature photography, Reviews, tennessee, todd moore, tom vadnais, tremont, will clay, workshop, Workshops & Courses

Going “Deep” in the Smokies

November 10, 2011 By Val Weston 2 Comments

Our rather damp arrival in Bryson City was coupled with an equally damp first night at Deep Creek. But we awoke to clear skies and were ready to explore, even if everything surrounding us was … [Read more...] about Going “Deep” in the Smokies

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: deep creek, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains national park, hiking, north carolina, Southern Tour (2011), waterfalls

Moving Right Along: Bryson City

November 4, 2011 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

When I last left you in the tales of our fall adventure, we were heading to Bryson City, NC after a brief stopover in the ever-fabulous Asheville. Our goal was to make it to Deep Creek, a unit of the … [Read more...] about Moving Right Along: Bryson City

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: deep creek, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains national park, north carolina, Southern Tour (2011)

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