Chimney Tops, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States The day before this photo was taken I attempted to hike and climb all the way up to Chimney Tops, once more I didn't make it all the way up, as a matter of fact we decided not to do the steepest part as there were just too many people around. About a month after this photo was taken someone – by accident or on purpose? – started a fire on a remote part of the Chimney Tops trail. A fire, that would spread fast due to the still ongoing drought and warm weather that had delayed the fall colors of 2016. The fire would spread all the way down to Gatlinburg and not only destroy nature but homes and businesses as well as taking several lives. Next year in October the area might look quite different from this photo... uuid="41944AB6-71D9-486A-829E-2C10EAD8C390" id="United States lilleulven.com _K3_3392-HDR-Pano-2.dng HDR Panorama"
Clingmans Dome, Bryson City, North Carolina, United States of America Solo took me to watch the sunset from Clingmans Dome, where – during my first visit to the park in 2013 – I had made some great photos before. This time we found ourselves in a line of photographers all waiting for the sunset to come, and by pure chance I happend to stand in the very same spot I had been waiting for the sun to set in 2013. This time however I thought to be smarter and had taken a warm jacket and gloves with me, but still it was not enough to keep warm for the photoshoot, so Solo borrowed me his anorak, thinking to evacuate into the car if it would get too cold. I still was freezing... uuid="E5C72DBA-3CF8-40C2-9C84-AF22878516F7" id="United States of America lilleulven.com _K3_3208-Pano-2-2.dng Panorama Lilleulven.com"
Clingmans Dome, Bryson City, North Carolina, United States of America Solo took me to watch the sunset from Clingmans Dome, where – during my first visit to the park in 2013 – I had made some great photos before. This time we found ourselves in a line of photographers all waiting for the sunset to come, and by pure chance I happend to stand in the very same spot I had been waiting for the sun to set in 2013. This time however I thought to be smarter and had taken a warm jacket and gloves with me, but still it was not enough to keep warm for the photoshoot, so Solo borrowed me his anorak, thinking to evacuate into the car if it would get too cold. I still was freezing... uuid="2778A4CD-0882-47D8-B600-C5EE968C0519" id="United States of America lilleulven.com _K3_3175-HDR-Pano-2-2.dng Panorama Lilleulven.com"
