Smoky Mountains Rain

Homeward bound from New Mexico I cross the rain and fog-shrouded northern reaches of the Great Smoky Mountains near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. I pause my tense traverse at a roadside rest stop. Beyond the stand of trees the Pigeon River winds through the Smokies on its way to a rendezvous with the French Broad River in Tennessee. For a fleeting moment the cloud cover scatters and light works its magic on the landscape. In the distance 4,928-foot Mount Cammerer makes a brief appearance in the mists.

© Ilija Lukić 2015

Smoky Mountains Rain