sunset over Great Smoky Mountains National Park
fog in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
observation deck at Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Grotto Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
paddlers on lake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
sunset over Great Smoky Mountains National Park
fireflies over tent, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
the Middle Prong River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
black bear on hind legs, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mingus Mill in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
snowy peaks in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Smoky Sunset
Fog lingers among the forested hills of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which spans the southern Appalachians along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. Water and hydrocarbons exuded by trees produce the filmy "smoke" that gives the mountains their name.
Photograph by Kip Evans, Alamy

Pictures: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Straddling the North Carolina-Tennessee border, Great Smoky Mountains National Park attracts more than ten million visitors a year—more than any other U.S. national park.

June 07, 2010

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