It’s been a busy few days with the Road Scholars. We started Sunday evening with presentations from all three of our leaders/instructors. Monday morning we were in the classroom and in the afternoon we went out to photograph in the Cataloochee Valley. There we found elk, rushing streams and old homes, not quite as rustic as those in Cades Cove but always interesting. The elk were particularly interested in our picnic supper so we did not have to seek them out as we had planned.
This morning we were up before dawn to head out to photograph the sunrise and after breakfast headed back to the Oconaluftee visitor center and museum and the Mingus Mill where I had been last Thursday. All the photographers milling around made photographing a bit of a challenge but I found focusing on little things was the most successful approach.
This evening we had a fascinating film about a Japanese photographer who help to establish the Appalachian Trail and Great Smokey Mountains National Park. It is now 9pm and I am exhausted and tomorrow we have another full day followed by a Farm to Table Dinner. So, herewith some photos from the past two days and promises to report back again but probably not tomorrow.
Elk Cataloochee Valley
Rushing Stream Cataloochee Valley
Sunrise Purchase Knob
Fence Purchase Knob
Wildflowers Mingus Mill