It's Official, It's Fall

Fall arrived yesterday at 4:02 pm. In many areas of the northern United States, Fall's leaves are at peak. Here in middle Tennessee, leaves have yet to turn, although I do see the occasional yellow leaf from trees here and there.

I captured this image a few years ago in Fall, as I was making the drive from Gatlinburg to Cade's Cove, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Meig's Falls sits back off the park road, but in full view of visitors. As usual I had my 300mm lens on my camera, so I stopped to take a few photos. The yellow leaves really frame Meig's Falls beautifully. I can't wait to share new images as I venture out this season. I hope you have fun out there photographing this beautiful season. Have a wonderful weekend. ENJOY!

Meigs Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

It's a waterfall that normally is a few simple trickles viewed from afar along the motor route to Cade's Cove in the Smokies.

On this particular day, however, Meigs Falls was 'A GUSH' of water flowing fast and furiously to the edge of the falls and falling over fiercely into the stream that would take it to the Little Pigeon River. The torrential rains brought many opporunities for flowing water falls on this visit to the park this year. Something I anticipated while driving into the park late in the day knowing full well torrential rains and a tornado were impacting the park especially on its north side. Can I tell you how much I love the detail of the rocks in this image contrasted with the feathery water falling down the side of the cliff. ENJOY!