Meet my friend, Randy. I work with his wife, Amanda. They have two great children.
He is an avid hiker and the whole family takes treks all over the Great Smoky Mountains. On his days off and before he has to be at work, many times he can be found out exploring what nature has to show us. I got permission from his wife to share some of his recent photos to showcase the beauty of The Smokies this time of year.
Some of their happiest family moments come from spending their days in our mountains.
He has photographed many things over the years, all with his cell phone. He loves snakes and share many, many, many pics of snakes he finds and can tell you all about the species. But I tease him and tell him I need advance notice before he posts his snake pictures. I just can't bring myself to post them because I have a great fear of snakes. However, just to show you his talent for getting up close and personal with great patience here is a friendly butterfly he was able to photograph.
And a great close up of one of the lingering clovers.
Early November found him hiking up to Newfound Gap (elevation 5048 feet) and then on up to Clingman's Dome (elevation 6600 feet) in the hopes of finding an early snowfall. He wasn't disappointed. Check out the gorgeous "white stuff ". I love snow but I do admit I am glad that it is up over 5000' instead of down here in the valley this early.
It had to be really cold up there, because checkout the close up of these twigs.
His views must have surely been breathtaking.
I am a sucker for photos of frosty tree tops against blue skies so this was my favorite.
I hope you enjoyed taking some hikes along with Randy and his family. His pics never cease to amaze me. Thank you, Randy for always being willing to share your experiences with us who consider a hike to be a long day shopping.
4 comments:
Love all your photos: autumn colors and winter white. Very nice.
Spectacular photos. I absolutely love Fall foliage and the colours in eastern Canada and USA are the best.
Lovely autumn photos and spectacular white twigs against the blue sky.
Diana
So sorry I'm just now seeing your FFF post. My precious Aunt passed away Friday morning and everything's been a whirlwind since. Awesome fotos. I've always wanted to hike, but not alone which is what I'd have to do. 😔 Thanks for sharing such great pics of our mountains. Especially like the snowy ones. Hope you have a great week.
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