Tuesday, December 23, 2014

WW: Great Smoky Mountains State Park Views

Smoky Mountains Snow Photo
Smoky Mountains Reindeer Photo
Smoky Mountains Deer Photo

Delaware's weather forecast is threatening rain and thunderstorms for Christmas Eve, but at least I got to see snow-covered mountains when visiting Tennessee in early December. We even raced a reindeer (which was probably a whitetail stag, but I'm going to pretend it was Dasher on vacation before Christmas) when driving around the Cades Cove Loop in Great Smoky Mountains State Park. Dasher won, as he was faster than the 20mph speed limit for cars. His antlers were magnificent - I'm sincerely sorry I couldn't catch a better shot than the second photo to share. Farther down the trail, we stopped to watch two female deer playing in a field. It was a magical ride through the Smokies.

May the rest of your holiday season be filled with love, laughter and snow sparkles (even if it's white glitter instead of ice crystals), my dears!

21 comments :

  1. I agree beautiful photos :-)

    Have a very Merry christmas :-)

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  2. Beautiful photos, and the mountains are definitely magical. You've captured them well :) Happy festive season. First time visiting your blog, but I'll be back. :)

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  3. So pretty. I love the first photo so much!

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  4. Beautiful. Just beautiful.

    Merry Christmas!!!

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  5. Wow the mountains look amazing! Merry Christmas!

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  6. This is beautiful! I'd love to see even a dusting on Christmas. It was 50 degrees in Michigan today.

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  7. Beautiful photos. What state are you in? I'm in West Tennessee.

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    1. Thanks! I live in Delaware, which was about a 10 hour drive to East Tennessee.

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  8. Really beautiful pictures. Happy Christmas

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  9. Gorgeous captures as always, K!
    Merry Christmas!

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  10. I love the calmness of the place =)

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  11. Interesting, I didn't know it snowed that far south in the US. Wishing you a Merry Christmas

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  12. Beautiful! Merry Christmas Kristin!!

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  13. Great photos! Looks super peaceful there! Happy Holidays + Happy WW :-)

    Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly

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  14. Love that top photo. It's so beautiful!

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  15. I took that same loop ride this past Summer. It's so beautiful! We even saw a mama bear with two cubs up in a tree munching down on the leaves. Too cool. Thanks for sharing!

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