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Mountain Trek (October 25th, 2012)

About two miles into "our front yard"
[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]



Deep in the Forest



Skeleton of Centuries-Old American Chesnut



Settler's Homesite



Fallen Trees



Gayle Crossing Dunn Creek



Nature-Painted Trees



Tree-Hugger Gayle



Venerable Tulip Tree

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