Through the photographs

Photo essays

We often start with a photograph: a ridge disappearing into fog, or a city street we’d like to follow. These collections bring together places that catch our eye, with notes to help you explore them yourself.

Autumn fog over ridges along Newfound Gap Road

Photo: NPS Photo. Original · Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph · Resized for this site; some views are cropped.

Start in the Smokies 3 photographs

The views that draw our attention in the Smokies: fog at Morton Overlook, ridges from Kuwohi and the open fields of Cades Cove.

In this collection
  • Morton Overlook
  • Kuwohi
  • Cades Cove
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Where we started

A little longer in the Smokies

We’re drawn to the old buildings as much as the mountain views. Cades Cove gives us room for both.

Open meadow bordered by wooded mountains in Cades Cove

Photo: NPS Photo / Warren Bielenberg. Original · Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph · Resized for this site; some views are cropped.

The Smokies 3 photographs

A slower day in Cades Cove

We’d give Cades Cove time for its open fields and the buildings between them. A look at the meadow, Carter Shields Cabin and an old church.

Valley meadows · Carter Shields Cabin · Primitive Baptist Church

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Following our roots

And then, Poland

Our Polish roots gave us a reason to go. The streets of Wrocław and the mountain paths give us reasons to keep exploring.