Greenbrier Confluence

This shot just begged to be taken.  I was just near the bridge that leads to the Ramsey’s Cascade trailhead and noticed this great light and color.  The water flows were just about right and I set up and shot for about 20 mins.  No one else was around and it was quite peaceful, just me and nature and the sounds of the water rushing by.  Very nice area of the park and easy wide gravel trails for hiking.  Any body else got a great place for tranquility and solitude?

Ramsey’s Cascade

Here is a pic from Ramsey’s Cascade in the Greenbrier section of the Smokies.  The falls are fabulous but this is one hell of a hike!  It took my wife and I about 3.5 hours to make it in.  We packed a lunch and ate on top of the big rock at the falls.  Rest assured there will not be much traffic on this trail.  The water coming off here is freezing cold.  My feet started going numb from wading across to set up for this shot.  All in all a very hard amount of work for the shot.  We both felt it was “worth the walk” to see this falls up close and personal.  I highly recommend it if you ever get down that way.  Any body else got a story of the hike being worth it?