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(or countrywomen) below please drop me a line!
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Guest_Name: Steve and Sue Hill
Country_or_State: hilldad48@yahoo.com
Guest_Comments:
My wife and I stayed at the Wonderland Hotel in 1986 after driving the
entire Blue Ridge Parkway. I was wondering what happened to the grand old
place. I guess I found out. We really enjoyed rocking in the rocking
chairs on the grand front porch and reading taking in the cool breezes.
Richard replies: I have not published the latest photos, as the
place is falling down completely. Such an inglorious end to a wonderful
institution.
Guest_Name: Reid Rawlins
Country_or_State: Vienna,GA
Guest_Comments:
I love your website, whenever I get stressed I can bring up your pictures
and escape to the mountains.
Guest_Name: Wayne Fleming
Country_or_State: Tennessee
Guest_Comments:
Didn't know til recently I was kin to Henry Whitehead or ''Tiger
Whitehead".I remember standing on the porch of the cabin when I was a
child. Most beautiful place I've been on earth.
Guest_Name: Colette Prestigiacomo
Country_or_State: Louisiana
Guest_Comments:
I enjoy your website very much. The Smoky Mountains have always been my
favorite place to go. I have never been when the leaves where changing.
Your pictures are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Guest_Name: Connie S. Weaver
Country_or_State: South Carolina
Guest_Comments:
A native of Maryville, TN; thanks for the photo screensaver that reminds
me of "home" every day!
Connie
Guest_Name: SSG Demetris Vance
Country_or_State: North Carolina
Guest_Comments:
Your web site is very much appreciated by the Soldiers who loves the
outdoors, that are currently deployed to Iraq in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Thank-you very much.
SSG Demetris Vance
Camp Rustamiyah, Iraq
Richard replies: Hello Staff Sergeant Vance,
Thanks for taking the time to write. It is a great honor for me to be able
to provide some (albeit very small) moment of comfort and home for all of
YOU heroes who are putting your lives on the line for us every day. We owe
you all a debt of gratitude that no words can express.
God bless you all, a hope that you all return home safely, and soon!
It is I that thank you!
Guest_Name: Linda Dunham
Country_or_State: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Guest_Comments:
I love your website. I will be making my fourth trip this year (2005) to
the Smoky Mountains Thanksgiving weekend. I feel like it is my "home away
from home".
Guest_Name: Shelia (Clevenger) Smith
Country_or_State: Texas
Guest_Comments:
Beautiful! I am originally from Big Stone Gap Virginia
and miss the mountains.
Guest_Name: Mateo
Country_or_State: USA CAL.
Guest_Comments:
Very cool site i love those mountains
GOT MOUNTAINS?
Guest_Name: BILLIE ESTESS
Country_or_State: LOUISIANA
Guest_Comments:
THANK YOU FOR THE SLIDE SHOW.....THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS ARE ABSOLUTELY
BREATHTAKING IN THE FALL....
Guest_Name: Alley Cooley
Country_or_State: Nebraska
Guest_Comments:
You're pictures are great. I am from Tennessee and fixing to move back in
a week. You're photos have gotten me psyched!!
Allison Cooley
Guest_Name: Kris Flammang
Country_or_State: Illinois
Guest_Comments:
I LOVE this site. My sister lived in the mountains of Virginia, she passed
away 2003. These pictures remind me of her. Thank You!
Guest_Name: Warren Brand
Country_or_State: Louisiana
Guest_Comments:
I have been to the Smokies many times and each time I go I love it even
more. Thanks for many pictures. I can enjoy them every day. God Bless You.
Guest_Name: Tammy weaver
Country_or_State: tennessee
Guest_Comments:
Very pretty pictures. I am using your site to show friends of mine that do
not live or have ever visited here before.
Guest_Name: Marian Baker
Country_or_State: U.S.A.
Guest_Comments:
Hello, just wanted to say, your photos are breathe taking! Kentucky is
such a beautiful place to live all year around. You have captured Natures
beauty.
Good job!
Keep up the good work!
Guest_Name: julie tardiff
Country_or_State: thibodaux, louisiana
Guest_Comments:
We have just returned from a trip to Tennessee. It's beautiful there. We
stayed at Timber Tops Cabins in Pigeon Forge. We would definitely like to
go back sometime. We would like to stay in Gatlinburg closer to all the
attractions. Our cabin was beautiful and so peaceful. We have recently
been through a couple of rough hurricanes here, and things have been quite
depressing so it was great to get away & relax.
Guest_Name: Glee Henderson-Collins
Country_or_State: Columbia, SC
Guest_Comments:
Dear Richard,
Indeed, your photos' are absolutely THE best that I've ever seen in my 61
years; What a talent YOU are! The Smokies are my most favorite place in
this world and your creative views of them are truly breathe taking!
Perhaps I should use a different term than the latter, because just now
I'm very ill with a lung infection... I e-mailed a note to family &
friends, along with your photo of "the Chimneys in Fall", saying, "If I
should croak, scatter my ashes HERE because I'll be so much closer to
heaven!" At least my senses of humor & beauty are quite healthy!
Thanks for lighting this day for me!
Most sincerely,
Glee
Guest_Name: James
Country_or_State: NY
Guest_Comments:
Great site. Thank you :)
Guest_Name: Mary D
Country_or_State: York, Pa
Guest_Comments:
I wanted to go on a mini getaway so I chose Kingsport, Tennessee. I fell
in love with the area. It is so beautiful and the people are so kind and
friendly. I loved it so much that I went back twice in 8 months. I hope to
move there some day in the next few years. It is breath taking scenery. I
think I found a true love. Thank God for the beautiful state of Tennessee.
Guest_Name: nancy y
Country_or_State: VA
Guest_Comments:
You have a fantastic website!!! I absolutely love the pictures!!! Your
pictures inspired me to head towards the mountains this coming weekend to
check out the fall colors.
Guest_Name: Dale Schahczinski
Country_or_State: Illinois
Guest_Comments:
My family an I love the Smokies. One of the most relaxing and reflective
places I've ever visited.
Guest_Name: Sharon Bonin
Country_or_State: N. Attleboro, MA 02760
Guest_Comments:
I haven't been there in a few years but loved the area so much I bought
land in Sevierville, TN. !!
Guest_Name: rex abrigo
Country_or_State: philippines
Guest_Comments:
your site was very nice and the photos are so very nice and beautiful.
Guest_Name: dennis wood
Country_or_State: texas
Guest_Comments:
i am moving to this heaven on earth
Guest_Name: Sierra clagett
Country_or_State: missouri
Guest_Comments:
Your pic,s on the smokey mount. are gorgeous thank you soo much it helps
with my school project alot!! P.s. I am only in 6th grade!!
Guest_Name: Michele
Country_or_State: Kentucky
Guest_Comments:
I want to say that I love the website. The Great Smokies are very wondrous
in beauty. Heaven on Earth. God blessed us with a miracle. This brings
many memories back to me of when I went to see them at both Pigeon Forge
and Gatlinburg a long time ago with my family. The memories are still very
cherished now and will be for a long time more. Thank you for your time
and effort in showing nature at it's best. I want to mention, too, that I
saw them on trips to Nashville. While I was in Nashville one time, I saw
Ralph Emery leaving a Holiday Inn. My grandparents didn't see him from the
distance of inside the car to the parking lot, but I pointed him out to
them. They were happy about the trips to Tennessee then as I was. It was
great fun seeing Cherokee, North Carolina for my family has the Cherokee
Indian bloodline heritage in it. In talking about my grandparents, my
grandmother passed away in 1999 on May 7 and my grandfather is still
living and a stroke survivor. He's still confined to a wheelchair, but I
still share lots of old times with him and he loves talking about them,
too. So does my mother and the rest of our family.
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Guest_Name: Ann Benning anncbenning@home.nl
Country_or_State: Heerlen, Netherlands, Europe
Guest_Comments:
What a great site, love the pictures. Makes my homesickness to Tennessee a
bit easier. Lived for 17 yrs. in Knoxville. We lived there from Dec. '56
till Feb.'73. And we went alot to the Smokies and Gatlinburg too of
course. I'm Dutch, but also feel half American. Being raised there. Miss
the country, hills-mountains, lakes, haven't ever made it back yet (31
yrs.) Still a dream to. Remember what I left behind, so much has changed,
but the Smokies are the same I see, beautiful as ever. Saw on Google Earth
that Knoxville has changed big time. Our old houses where we live are
still there I saw. Do you also have pictures of Knoxville?? Lived there so
long, and I don't have any photo's. But I'll be looking at your site more
now. And enjoy the beauty of the Smokies and the peace it gives.
Thank you so much, for bringing me back a bit closer. God bless you
Guest_Name: Pam McCartney
Country_or_State: Washington USA
Guest_Comments:
What a wonderful site! Your pictures help to calm an otherwise busy and
stressful day here at work. Thank you very much.
addition to previous note. I'm of Celtic descent and have ancestral ties
to North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and the Appalachia area in general. So I
put on Celtic music, view your pictures, and it seems to soothe my soul.
Guest_Name: Patsy Downing
Country_or_State: Kentucky
Guest_Comments:
Thank you so much for helping keep memories alive for me. My family and I
used to visit the sites you have photographed. Due to my health, I can not
travel that far anymore, but you have brought the most beautiful place I
have ever seen to me. Thank you!!!
Guest_Name: Tyhie
Country_or_State: Charlotte
Guest_Comments:
I have never been to the Biltmore and i'm going on my birthday but by the
way it sounds from various people and by this web site its very exciting.
Guest_Name: Hamid Khan Yousafzai
Country_or_State: Pakistan
Guest_Comments:
good work and nice photographs,,,i love it.keep it up.
Guest_Name: wade webb
Country_or_State: florida
Guest_Comments:
raised in bryson.
Guest_Name: pam dadekian
Country_or_State: massachusetts
Guest_Comments:
your photos were beautiful. thank you for posting them.
Guest_Name: Henson Cove Place B&B and Cabin
Country_or_State: Hiawassee, GA
Guest_Comments:
Excellent work
Guest_Name: patricia hughes
Country_or_State: mississippi
Guest_Comments:
photos are breath-taking...i will be back so keep 'em coming
Guest_Name: Samantha
Country_or_State: South Carolina
Guest_Comments:
We love the Smokies, especially the Gatlinburg area. These are some of the
most beautiful pictures I have ever seen of the area. Thanks for sharing.
Had problems, however, downloading the desktop wallpaper onto my computer.
Guest_Name: amy@azerivista.com
Country_or_State: WA
Guest_Comments:
Amazing!
Absolutely beautiful.
I took a bunch of pictures, and I can't wait to get them developed.
Guest_Name: Laura Barsottini
Country_or_State: Massachusetts
Guest_Comments:
Your site is beautiful! I am about to visit the Smoky Mountains (Townsend)
for the first time (10/23/05). Can't wait to see all the beautiful foliage
and wild life!
Guest_Name: BENEDICT JUSTEN
Country_or_State: WAYZATA MINNESOTA
Guest_Comments:
APRIL 97 ENROUTE TO SW FL DROVE THRU KNOXVILLE, DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE, ITS
WHERE ITS ALL AT, I WILL BE BACK SOON FOR GOOD. !
Guest_Name: marsha
Country_or_State: Indiana
Guest_Comments:
AWESOME pictures, love your site.
Guest_Name: Cindy
Country_or_State: Florida
Guest_Comments:
Your pictures are beautiful & they brought back many good memories. I have
been to many of the places you have photographed. I was in Maggie Valley
last year with my cousin & had a wonderful time. Unfortunately, we won't
be able to come this year, so I am doing the next best thing & viewing
pictures on web sites. Your site is by far the best one I have seen. Thank
you for the memories revisited!
Guest_Name: Robin Holloway Waddill
Country_or_State: South carolina
Guest_Comments:
Breathtaking. MY great grandfather was "Black Bill Walker". My grandmother
was Louise, daughter of Mary Anne Moore. The scenery makes me feel closer
to my grandmother who grew up in Walker Valley.
Guest_Name: Bridgett Covell
Country_or_State: Tn
Guest_Comments:
Even though I'm only 2 hours away from the Smokys' it never seems to amaze
me of all the views there is to see.We had a wonderful week there this
summer and can't wait to escape back there again soon .These are Wonderful
pictures that show why I love where we live.
Guest_Name: Shirley Farmer
Country_or_State: Deerfield Beach, Fl
Guest_Comments:
I have to say that the ocean and this area is beautiful, but there is no
place on earth like the Wonder Must Smoky Mtns!! I am from the hills of Tn.
and I miss it so much. I would love to get back there more than I do, but
you have Done an excellent job of sharing it with us in your gorgeous
photos!!! Thanks so very much for that.. I am a descendant of Cuziah
Tipton and found you thru that.
smiles from Fl:)
Guest_Name: Josef
Country_or_State: North Carolina
Guest_Comments:
Wonderful pictures that again make me realize what I love about the
Smokies and why I look forward each time that I have the opportunity to
visit. Though I live in the Eastern part of the state my soul longs to
live in those magnificent mountains. Thank you again for the visit.
Guest_Name: Cheryl
Country_or_State: Georgia, US
Guest_Comments:
I love your webpage! The Smokies are the most beautiful place I've ever
been. Thank you for putting all those wonderful pictures on the internet
for viewing. Its great! Makes me want to go visit Cades Cove right now!
Guest_Name: thomas widmer
Country_or_State: green mountains upstate vt
Guest_Comments:
this is a beautiful site, and i look thru your pic,s often, we also have
colors such as this , but your mountains are a bit larger, coming your way
next month , enroute to Florida, i love driving thru the smokies, and you
have captured , the wonders of GOD, with your work, GOD BLESS, and keep up
your wonderful; works , you truly have a talent , tom
Guest_Name: diana
Country_or_State: state of tennessee
Guest_Comments:
can you please send me some handbooks because me and my roommate want to
move there next year and find us a place to live in gatlinbug tn on the
mountains and those handbooks will come in handy thank you
Guest_Name: Connie Quigley
Country_or_State: Medina TN (West Tn)
Guest_Comments:
Beautiful. I was there in May, but there's nothing like the Smokies in the
fall. Will be there in November. Can't wait!!
Guest_Name: The Michielsens
Country_or_State: new York
Guest_Comments:
We are looking to relocate and Gatlinburg, smoky mountain area is one
possibilities esp. after viewing your wonderful pics. Thank you. The
Michielsens
Guest_Name: Terry
Country_or_State: Alabama
Guest_Comments:
Searched and Surfed your page great work
Guest_Name: Rosty
Country_or_State: Alabama
Guest_Comments:
Awesome site
Guest_Name: Kolora
Country_or_State:
Guest_Comments:
I have been recommending the site to some of the people I have met through
work
Guest_Name: sharon orozco (shelton)
Country_or_State: Colorado Springs Colorado
Guest_Comments:
I am from Tennessee and I miss the brilliant colors of fall.
We have color out here but nothing like back home. thank you so much.
Guest_Name: Vicki
Country_or_State: Michigan
Guest_Comments:
Yours are truly some of the most beautiful pictures of the Smokies that I
have ever seen...thank you for sharing them1
Guest_Name: Barbara DeLair
Country_or_State: Ohio
Guest_Comments:
My family and I have vacationed in the Smokies for over ten years now. It
is such a beautiful, relaxing place to come and visit all the nearby
towns, people, attractions, shopping areas, and restaurants. From the time
my daughter was little, VACATION MEANT GATLINBURG AND THE GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS!!!
Guest_Name: Karen Robertson
Country_or_State: Fayetteville, NC
Guest_Comments:
Gorgeous! I'm going to the mountains in October and these photos just make
me want to stay there forever.
Guest_Name: Oalmann
Country_or_State: Texas
Guest_Comments:
My dream is to retire in the Smoky Mountain area - but until then, I can
visit anytime, thanks to your wonderful website. Many thanks for the
breath-taking photos.
Guest_Name: David Richards
Country_or_State: United States
Guest_Comments:
Enjoyed the pictures
Guest_Name: danyell
Country_or_State: texas
Guest_Comments:
went to the great smokies this summer and it was just beautiful. the best
vacation i have had yet.
Guest_Name: DENIS LE CHAFFOTEC
Country_or_State: BORDEAUX FRANCE
Guest_Comments:
THANKS FOR UR NICE PICTURES .
WE LL BE SOON IN YOUR AREA.
WE HOPE TO SPEND A NICE STAY IN SMOKY MOUNTAINS TOO..
SEE U
DENNIS
Guest_Name: Mary Johnson
Country_or_State: Boone NC
Guest_Comments:
These are the best photos I have seen of the mountains and I have enjoyed
this so much, Thank You
Guest_Name: Mary Eleanor Day
Country_or_State: Florida and Alabama
Guest_Comments:
Richard: I had lunch with your wife, my beautiful cousin. She told me
about your web site. I am quite impressed. I have not seen everything, and
I want to look at the stationery again. And, I haven't seen quite all of
the pictures. Love to all, Mary Eleanor
Richard Replies: Thanks Mary Eleanor!!! I am glad that you are
enjoying the photos!
Guest_Name: Jessica McIntyre
Country_or_State: Iowa
Guest_Comments:
I been to the Smokies a couple times while going to N.C. and Georgia and I
loved it where I stop for a couple days in Pigeon Forge. I would love to
come back anytime to see the wonderful view. I miss living in the
Mountains and it brings back GREAT memories for me when I live in Colorado
Springs. Love the PICS.
Guest_Name: Dot Crane
Country_or_State: Louisiana, USA
Guest_Comments:
The highlight of every year is the time we spend in Pittman Center. Try to
go twice, once in the spring and then in again in late fall or early
winter. Your photos capture the true spirit of these mountains. Wonderful!
Thank you for sharing with all of us.
Guest_Name: Stacy Timko
Country_or_State: South Carolina
Guest_Comments:
I grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and was brought to South Carolina with
the military. I miss home so much sometimes that seeing these beautiful
pictures help me to feel just a little bit closer. The beaches are nice
but they never change I miss the seasons of home. I love the website and
appreciate the piece of home that it brings.
Guest_Name: James L.Walker
Country_or_State: Ga.
Guest_Comments:
My folks took me here many times my dad spent the night there as a kid
growing up. His dad was Sharp Gibie Walker from Jefferson county. My dads
name is Fred Walker in Dandridge TN.
Guest_Name: Kathy Walker Kral
Country_or_State: West, Texas
Guest_Comments:
Love your site, I'm a direct descendent of the Walker sisters (matter of
fact I have 4 other sisters!) and visited the cabin 2 years ago and it was
wonderful! My dad was John (mni) Walker from Virginia
Guest_Name: Kitty Arscott.
Country_or_State: United Kingdom
Guest_Comments:
Wow fantastic photos, haven't reached anything else yet. A wonderful site
and makes me ache to do as well with my camera and paints! Reading Bill
Bryson and searching for material on the Appalachians brought me to this
site and how I'd love to visit this part of the world! Thanks.
Guest_Name: Rena
Country_or_State: Tennessee
Guest_Comments:
Richard, I live in the Tri-cities, just northeast of the Smokies. I have
always loved "my mountains". These pictures are AWESOME! You have captured
the true beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains. Thank you so much for
sharing!
Rena
Guest_Name: Lori Clark
Country_or_State: Florida
Guest_Comments:
Thank you so much for sharing this site with us. Your site beautifully
portrays the Smokies.
My fiancée and I will be honeymooning just outside the Smoky Mountain
Park. We are looking forward to seeing the beautiful vistas and plan to go
on the train through the mountains.
Thank you again for sharing these pictures with us.
Most sincerely,
Lori Clark (soon-to-be Fullerton) :)
Guest_Name: Brandie
Country_or_State: Mississippi
Guest_Comments:
I loved your website. I have been vacationing in the Smokies every yr
sence I was 3yrs old.My great grandma and all of her 7 kids started going
to the Smokies. Going to the Smokies has been a family tradition for about
40yrs. I love hearing stories about their past trips. I am looking forward
to taking my kids and grandkids to the Smokies 2. Keep taking beautiful
pictures and I will keep coming back to your website.
Guest_Name: Jeannie
Country_or_State: Indiana
Guest_Comments:
Beautiful photos. We love the Smokies. Cant wait to live there one day :)
Guest_Name: James L.Walker
Country_or_State: Ga.
Guest_Comments:
My folks took me here many times my dad spent the night there as a kid
growing up. His dad was Sharp Gibie Walker from Jefferson county. My dads
name is Fred Walker in Dandridge, TN.
Guest_Name: Frances B.
Country_or_State: Columbia, SC
Guest_Comments:
I visit the Smokies every couple of years or so...Your beautiful pictures
make me want to go NOW! Great site. :)
Guest_Name: JOANN
Country_or_State: LAUREL MISSISSIPPI
Guest_Comments:
GREAT PHOTOS! YOUR WEB SITE MAKES ME WANT TO BE IN THE SMOKIES NOW.IT IS
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT.
Guest_Name: Debbie Houghton
Country_or_State: Sarasota,Fl
Guest_Comments:
Love your web site!
Guest_Name: Jane Weaver Vineyard
Country_or_State: Georgia
Guest_Comments:
Thank you for a beautiful web site. I grew up in Gatlinburg, TN in the
1940's and 50's and remember when it was just a small town and all the
establishments were owned by the townspeople. That was a special time for
me and I have many, many pictures of those days and would never part with
them. Thank you for the way you have captured these beautiful mountains.
Guest_Name: Dan Nobles
Country_or_State: South Carolina ( Charleston Area )
Guest_Comments:
I have been visiting the Smoky mountains since I was a kid with my
parents. I even lived in West Ashville area for 2 years while in school
and loved it. I'm getting ready to come up in 3 weeks for vacation and
your site has got me wanting to leave today! Good layout and content, nice
pics, I'm sure to add this to my favorites list. What is about these
mountains that make me what to climb them? Anyway thanks!
Guest_Name: L. Webb
Country_or_State: Illinois
Guest_Comments:
Your photos are truly breathtaking. We are leaving tomorrow morning to
visit the Smokies for the first time on a family vacation. I'm so excited!
Thank you for sharing your pictures.
Guest_Name: Suze Baker
Country_or_State: northern BC Canada
Guest_Comments:
I just came across your photo of *spring* (Photo 782) Funny how certain
areas of the continent regularly used the words spring, leaves and snow in
the same sentence!
You have some beautiful photographs; looking through them was a glorious
escape from the northern muskeg. Thank you. Always pursue your gift with
such passion.
Richard Replies: One of the things that I love best
about the Park is the unpredictability of the weather ... that year we
planned on examining Wildflowers on the Tennessee side of the Smokies,
only to discover that the Newfound Gap Road was closed due to heavy snow.
The date was April 19! While that is not unusual for British
Columbia, it's somewhat rare in the Southeastern States! Thanks for
writing. The photo Suze
referred to is here.
Guest_Name: Jessica Mclean
Country_or_State: Noth Carolina
Guest_Comments:
This site is nice
Guest_Name: Dave Browne
Country_or_State: British Columbia Canada
Guest_Comments:
Fantastic photos! Some shots remind me of New Brunswick, where I was born,
some remind me of B.C. where I live. Excellent work, hope to see more!
Guest_Name: Peggy Trivett
Country_or_State: Bristol, Tennessee
Guest_Comments:
My family and I have been coming to Smokies ever since I was a child. We
love it. It is the most beautiful place on earth!!!!! I have treasured
pictures of the mountains as far back as 1957. I now take my children to
visit ever chance we get. I hope their memories of the mountains are as
fond as mine.
Guest_Name: Linda Klawinsky
Country_or_State: Texas
Guest_Comments:
We love the Smokey Mountains and try to visit every other year or so. Your
web site is the best I have yet to see.
Guest_Name: Bertha
Country_or_State: United States
Guest_Comments:
You have some very beautiful photos, on your site, I could not resist a
few, for wallpaper, or my pc. I hope you don't mind. thank you..........bertha
Guest_Name: Becky
Country_or_State: Germany
Guest_Comments:
nice site
Guest_Name: Larry W Bates
Country_or_State: kentucky
Guest_Comments:
Coming to Gatlinburg this week end and was looking for place to go to.
Enjoyed your site very much.
Guest_Name: Donnie Mickal
Country_or_State: Lafayette, LA
Guest_Comments:
I stumbled upon your site, and I must say it is wonderful. I am a big fan
of the Smokey Mountains, I go there every summer, sometimes twice. But,
this will be the first time in years I will not be able to make the trip
there. Your pictures bring back great memories. I have hundreds of
pictures that I look at often. I have some great wildlife photos,
especially of bears. I hope to move up there one day, if I can find a job.
Thanks for the site.
Guest_Name: tommy jones
Country_or_State: mississippi
Guest_Name: Richard O. Keller
Country_or_State: California
Guest_Comments:
Great Nephew of Horace Kephart. He was my maternal grandfather's brother.
Guest_Name: Debra Chandler
Country_or_State: Tennessee
Guest_Comments:
Great pictures, especially the autumn slide show.
Guest_Name: S.THRASHER
Country_or_State: TN.
Guest_Comments:
It,s
a very nice site to visit. Thank you so much for sharing your passion for
the outdoors with the rest of us. May jesus bless you with all his
goodness according to his love that works in us!!!!! Again, thank you
Guest_Name: State Senator Raymond
Finney
Country_or_State: Eighth Senatorial
District, State of Tennessee
Guest_Comments:
I recently have been given the honor
of serving as state senator from the Eighth Senatorial
District (Blount and Sevier counties, Tennessee). A
major portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park is in my district. I have been researching Web
sites related to this district to place as links on my
senatorial Web site (www.raymondfinney.com). I found
your site quite by accident, but it now is a favorite.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park truly is one
of the most beautiful places in America. I am honored
to represent this area. I thank you so much for
sharing our area with the world with your photographs.
Your photographs are beautiful, but photographs cannot
compare with personally seeing the Smokies. Any person
who loves nature and beauty and wishes a wholesome,
family-friendly vacation should visit us.
Name: Norm and Nancy Keeran
Country / State: Waynesville NC
Comments: We lived in Houston Texas for many years and
found the Smoky Mountains and move here 6 years ago.
We love it and only wish we could make it a part of
TEXAS.
Name: Diane Hardy
Country / State: Texas
Comments: What a beautiful site...it was hard to
choose where to go first. It has been my pleasure to
visit the Smoky Mts. with my sister a number of years
ago. I cannot wait to go again real soon. A five star
site!
Name: Gwen Backman
Country / State: South Carolina
Comments: I love this sight, and thank you for the
gorgeous wallpaper of Gatlinburg. This way I get to
see Gatlinburg every morning before I start my day.
It's a peaceful feeling that only the Great Smokies
can give you. Thank you again!!!
Name: Bruce Edwards
Country / State: NY
Comments: I'm from Bryson City, NC, living in upstate
NY for 30 years. The Finger Lakes are beautiful
country, but when my friends go on about the fall
season here, I can show them what real fall foliage
looks like. Thanks ...
Name: D. Tyler
Country / State: Alabama
Comments: I have thoroughly enjoyed these beautiful
pictures. They capture the whole reason we return year
after year to the Smokeys, in the Fall. Keep up the
good work!
Name: kat
Country / State: sc
Comments: what a great site! I have enjoyed your
photos so much, thanks for posting them. You have a
real talent.
Name: Kathy Whitmire
Country / State: California, USA
Comments: Thanks so much for sharing. Your photos are
awesome and incredibly beautiful to a California
native who has never experienced so much fall foliage.
It has helped with looking forward to a wedding
10/30/04 in Gatlinburg and seeing Cades Cove.
Name: Don Eckert
Country / State: Fl. USA
Comments: Pictures are breath taking, can they be
downloaded for wallpaper and screensavers?
Name: Karin & Shane
Country / State: Bradenton Beach, Florida
Comments: Lovely, awe-inspiring photos! We are moving
to NC from Fla. in a few weeks and your photos keep us
going! Thanks a million.....
Name: Bill "Burnt Stick"
Neel
Country / State: Florida
Comments: I found your site by accident. I have seen
so many of these views. Thank you for capturing them
with camera. As you said, "you have to be
there".
Richard Replies: Cool nickname, wonder what the
history is?
Name: Andreas Heltmann
Country / State: Germany
Comments: very good
Richard Replies: Vielen Dank!
Name: Pat
Country / State: Florida
Comments: I grew up in Blount Co. I still miss the
Smokies. Your site is just beautiful. Thanks for
sharing.
Name: Lana Rossi
Country / State: USA
Comments: The Tennessee Flower Growers is holding
their conference over there so I am borrowing a photo
for their website temporarily. Thank you so much.
Name: rebecca
Country / State: Illinois
Comments: My family cam from Tenn. I do hope those
elephant people don't make it another desert like
Africa. The state is so beautiful and the world is
getting smaller by the day.
Name: Jordan Lee
Country / State: USA
Comments: "Carolina Autumn" (my most popular
song ever paints a picture in words and music of
the incomparable wonder of The Carolina Mountains in
Autumn! These are among the most beautiful photos I've
seen yet! Just awesome!
Name: connie mathley
Country / State: us
Comments: im looking for Cherokee or creek with the
name dehart my great grat great grandfather was
gabreil dehart from olive hill ky can you help me my
grandfather was troy h. dehartgre
Name: Kimberly Adams
Country / State: Colorado
Comments: Now I really can't wait to move back East!
Name: Jeff Cope
Country / State: USA
Name: CHRISTIAN BAILEY
Country / State: TENNESSEE
Comments: RESEARCH FOR CLASS PROJECT THANKS
Name: Don B Morgan
Country / State: Calhoun, Ga. U.S.A.
Comments: I love your photos of the fall colors and
love the Great Smokey Mountains Thank You Very Much
Name: tracey
Country / State: wales uk
Comments: i was lucky enough to visit the great smoky
mountains in sept 1993,forgot how beautiful it was!
thank you for reminding me with these wonderful
pictures!!
Name: Cheryl L. Douglas
Country / State: Ontario, CA
Comments: We plan on visiting the park the 3rd week of
October and figured we should probably stay in
Seiverville or Pigeon Forge. We'll have our 36' RV but
not towing. It appears the only place to rent a car is
Seiverville but I haven't checked out any RV Parks
yet, I know Pigeon Forge has several. Is I-40 still
closed? If so, how do we get there? We'll be coming
from the east (Bumpass, Va). I can't wait! I'd
appreciate any help you can give me. We're leaving CA
on the AM of 10/8 and leaving Bumpass sometime on
10/17. We're going back there for our friend's
wedding. Thx in advance!
Name: DIANNE ZACHARY BROWN
Country / State: TEXAS
Name: Jeannie S.
Country / State: Houston, Texas
Comments: I downloaded your lovely smoky Blue Ridge
Parkway photo for my desktop wallpaper. I remember
driving that road in my youth and you have captured it
perfectly. Thank you.
Name: Clara
Country / State: South Carolina
Comments: I love your website. I found it while
looking for photos of the Smokey Mountians. I'm ready
to go to the mountians right now. God paints as no
person ever could.
Name: Deb
Country / State: Texas
Comments: What breathtaking pictures of God's
creation! WOW WOW WOW! We definitely have to visit
these incredible places. Thanks for all the time and
effort.
Name: Paula
Country / State: Louisiana
Comments: Your website is great! I am going back to
the Smokies this October- it will be my 5th trip. I
absolutely love it and would love to live in the
Smokies one day. Kinda hard to leave all the good
cajun cooking but I suppose I could learn how to cook
and then move :)
Name: Mark
Country / State: Indiana
Comments: Awesome pictures Richard.....My wife, son
and I vacation in the Smokies often, but haven't been
able to get back down there in a few years...thanks
for reminding us of just how beatiful they are! Also
thanks for allowing me to use your pics on my
website..I know our visitors will appreciate it!!!
Name: katrina
Country / State: washington
Comments: been trying to find paps family history
without it costing me an arm and a leg. His last name
was maples of Sevierville co in 1920s or so. I came
across your web sight and it took my breath away
Name: Brenda Wadsworth
Country / State: Alabama
Comments: This photo library has brighten up my day.
Now I don't have to wait until October to see the
beauty of the Smokies. Thank You for sharing with us.
You are AWESOME. THANK YOU.
Name: michael burdick
Country / State: michigan
Comments: very beautiful photos....and captions. have
used your pics before and will again just beautiful!
thanks mike
Name: Edwin Goodman
Country / State: Bristol, Florida
Comments: My family has visited the smokies many
times, now it is just the wife and me as the girls are
grown. We love the mountains and try to make a trip
each October to see the beautiful foliage. Thank you
Sir for your web site and breath-taking photos. I will
return frequently to enjoy. THANKS AGAIN
Name: paula shepherd
Country / State: elkview wv
Comments: I had a wonderful time this past week. I was
there for vacation.
Name: L. True
Country / State: Florida
Comments: I really enjoy your site. I love the
mountains, but don't get to visit more than once or
twice a year. It makes me feel like I'm on vacation.
Thank you for your hard work.
Name: john jones
Country / State: Mississippi
Comments: It would be so nice to be able to sit back
and relax and take a scenic tour of this area.
Name: Kimberley Ann
Country / State: Scotland, UK
Comments: I was searching the internet for photographs
of landscapes for my photography research, when I came
across your amazing web site, in Scotland there is a
large amount of unbelievable landscape but when i saw
your photographs they took my breath away, I will
certainly visit the Smokies when I finish my studies -
thank you for a chance to see such beauty.
Richard Replies: And one day I will go the
birthplace of golf and play a round at St. Andrews!
Thanks for signing my guestbook!
Name: Donna
Country / State: Alabama
Comments: We go to the mountains for Thanksgiving and
I absolutely love it up there! To me, it's the most
beautiful place, heaven on earth! Thank you for the
beautiful pictures!
Name: Taylor Halstead
Country / State: Texas
Comments: We went into the Great Smoky Mountains this
summer,and it sure was beautiful up there!!
Name: sandra howard
Country / State: arkansas
Comments: wonderful pictures.
Name: Debra
Country / State: Ky.
Comments: Great slide show!!!!
Name: Tracy
Country / State: Tennessee
Comments: I absolutely LOVE this site! Thank you for
sharing your beautiful photos with us!
Name: SUSAN & BOB DEPARTHY
Country / State: CROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE
Comments: WE VISITED THE PARK AND CADE'S COVE OVER THE
LABOR DAY WEEKEND,2004. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE
THAT WE DECIDED TO STAY AN EXTRA DAY! BEAUTIFUL VIEWS
AND SITES! WE ARE PLANNING ANOTHER VISIT IN OCTOBER OF
2004! I CANNOT WAIT TO RETURN!
Name: oscar franklin
Country / State: mass
Name: Gary Decker
Country / State: U.S.A. Kentucky
Comments: Tenn. a pretty an peacefully state to visit.
Name: anne tedder
Country / State: us
Comments: what a lovely and generous gift you have
given. My family & I have visited Asheville many
times and have always enjoyed it. It's delight to view
your photos. Thank you.
Name: Charlotte
Country / State: Kentucky
Name: Terry & Peggy Nelson
Country / State: Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Comments: We have been vacationing in The Smokies for
the past 25 years. Our kids loved our vacations. When
they got married they honeymooned in Gatlinburg. And
now we continue family vacations there every year with
grandchildren. Your photos are absolutely gorgeous.
Peggy
Name: Warren J Brand
Country / State: Louisiana
Comments: I, would like to thank you for this web
site. It is my escape from the troubles of this world.
May God Richly Bless You.
Name: BRENDA MEZICK
Country / State: CULLMAN ALABAMA
Comments: My mom and dad started taking me to the
Smoky Mountains 32 years ago.And 4 years ago I asked
my new husband to take me to the Smokies.He really
wanted no part of it.He has spent most of his life on
the beach. After much begging He said we could go.Now
I can't keep him out of the mountains.He found that
the company that he works for has a lodge in Pigeon
Forge And he also bought me new camper to pull up
there when ever we want. So,I want to thank God for
the mountains because it brought me closer to my
wonderful husband. And we have a great place to take
our kids.
Name: Betty Brinkley
Country / State: North Carolina
Comments: I think you have a wonderful web site, I
usually visit the Smokies at least once a year, fall
is my favorite, good job!
Name: billy bob
Country / State: ohio
Comments: need more wildlife pictures
Name: Carl Andresen
Country / State: Fair Oaks,California, U.S.A.
Comments: Really enjoyed your site and pictures.
Brought back memories my wife and visiting that area
in the past. Thanks!
Name: nitroladyangel
Country / State: wva. usa
Comments: we love gatlinburg we just came back and
ready to go again. as soon as the hotels price rates
drop! love your website.
Name: Danielle Prestley
Country / State: Birmingham, Alabama
Comments: Richard, I have always loved the Smokies. My
parents spent their honeymoon there, and we vacationed
there once a year (usually fall) since I was less than
a year old. I am 22 now and when I started college in
2000, my trips were put on hold. I missed it so much!!
But in 2003, I took a trip with my then boyfriend to
the Smokies (his first time to be there) and we both
loved it! We were married in May of 2004 and I can't
wait to begin a tradition of Smokey Mountain vacations
with my own family. Your website is just what I needed
to give me that "Smokey mountain" feeling.
That is the only way it can be described...there is no
other place that has the same feel. It's tranquility,
peace, nature, and a closeness to God all in one. It
is so good to have a way to recapture that feeling
when you can't get to the mountains. Thanks so much
for the wonderful pictures. Keep up the good work!
Danielle
Richard Replies: Congratulations on you marriage
... I hope you both enjoy the Smokies as often and as
much as my wife an I do!
Name: Christie Frayd DeHart
Country / State: GA
Comments: Born & raised in Bryson City was a
blessing in disguise. Now living in the Atl. area, I
realize that all those years I spent dying to leave
the mountains were years when I just didn't know any
better. I'll be back one day. I have to make a few
million first. God Bless the beauty of the smokies.
Name: Kimberly
Country / State: Texas
Comments: Your photos have made me not so homesick for
Tennessee! Keep up the beautiful work, and thanks for
sharing it with us!
Name: CONNIE YOUNG
Country / State: FLORIDA
Comments:
What a beautiful website you have created. Thank you
for allowing us in other states to enjoy god's
beautiful creations in the smoky mountains.
Name: Nancy M.
Country / State: Hagerstown, Maryland
Comments: I love the photos and also loved the site
dedicated to Painter. It made my heart ache for all of
you! Been there, done that too.
Richard Replies: It's a sad fact of life that
our pets don't live as long as we do ... we've adopted
a six year old Calico named "Pilgrim" that
has brought tremendous joy to our lives ... I hope to
have his story online soon!
Name: Karen
Country / State: NY
Comments: all I can say is WOW....the beauty is just
amazing!! looks like heaven :)
Name: Dorothy Thompson
Country / State: Virginia, USA
Comments: I just returned from a trip to the Smokies
and just had to visit Cades Cove. I have to say it has
changed my life. I am a writer and author and would
love to recapture this area into a fictional story one
day. The hardships that these people endured is
remarkable. It was interesting to read about how John
Oliver befriended the Indians there, since it was the
Indian's property at the time. Really amazing and I
will be back in the fall.
Name: Dawn
Country / State: Florida
Comments: Thank you so much for providing this site.
My children and I go to the Smokey Mountains at least
twice a year and enjoy all the beauty it has to offer.
My kids love having pictures on the computer that
remind them of their time spent there!
Name: Tahma
Country / State: australia
Comments: who are u
Name: Larry Bachman
Country / State: Illinois
Comments: I have really enjoyed the photos. They are
great. I am looking forward to being in the
Sevierville, Gatlinburg area in mid September.
Name: Andy Bannister
Country / State: UK
Comments: You have some really nice photos. I'd
happily exchange links with you if you'd like. My own
photography website is; http://www.lakedistrictdesktops.com/
Free desktop wallpaper photographs of the English Lake
District; a new picture every other day With best
wishes, Andy Bannister
Name: BRUCE TAYLOR
Country / State: ARKANSAS
Comments: Oh
how great are the Smokies, my wife and i vacationed in
the Smokies for (10) years , and are now retired and
not able to travel so for. But we have many memories
of our trips. What a great place.
Name: Mike
Country / State: Connecticut
Comments: The Photographs are GREAT!
Name: L. Dunham
Country / State: Alabama
Comments: These pictures are some of the most
beautiful I have ever seen. I love the Smokies and go
there at least twice a year. Please continue to post
these pictures. When I can't get to the mountains at
least I can look at these pictures and feel like I'm
there!
Name: Donna Gallaty
Country / State: US
Comments: This is my favorite place. We were married
at the Chapel in the Glen 12/1/01 I have many
wonderful memories from family vacations here.
Name: Gin Nordstrom
Country / State: Washington, USA
Comments: I'm doing research on my ancestors who lived
in the Smoky Mtns. in the early 1900s. Thanks for the
pics.
Name: Koy
Country / State: US
Comments: Interested in Smokey Mts.
Name: Kristena
Country / State: Tennessee
Comments: My husband is a truck driver just called me
as he was traveling throught the Smokey mountains,
describing the beauty for me to enjoy with him. I did
a google search and found your web site. My children
and I were able to revel in the thought that we were
right there with him as we viewed your pictures. I
myself am a photographer and am now seeking a time
when we as a family can enjoy this all together. THank
you for such a wonderful trip;)
Name: Barry Hill
Country / State: Lakeland, Florida
Comments: Just got back from a several day visit to
Townsend, TN, and the Great Smokies / Cades Cove. It
is literally what I envision heaven to look like and I
am at peace there. I hope to make that area my home in
a few years away from the oppressive heat, sprawl, and
crime of central Florida. I also want to explore the
Smokies armed only with a camera! Thank you for your
site and the wonderful photographs. B. Hill
Name: greg hicks
Country / State: ga
Comments: great pictures
Name: John Pace
Country / State: Germany
Comments: Richard, thanks for the precious gift. While
doing some research I stumbled across your pictures of
the Walker Sister's Cabin. My great great great great
Grandfather Wylie King built it in the late 1830's.
You have no idea how it filled my heart with joy to
see those beautiful pictures and share them with my
children and family. God Bless...
Richard Replies: Thank goodness the Park decided
to preserve this homestead, and thanks for the
uplifting commenrts!
Name: Outi
Country / State: Finland
Comments: Hi! I love nature so I love your pictures,
too. Your site is very beautiful. It was a pleasure to
visit your site - thank you!
Name: cheyanne owenby
Country / State: nc
Comments: Beautiful pictures
Name: Linda Johnson
Country / State: USA
Comments: YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE BREATHTAKING I sent you
an email about wonting to paint waterfalls, keep up
your the work you was called for,,I found you on the
internet browsing for pictures of waterfalls in the
smokies, your photographs are beyond words. Linda
Name: Gary Dewar Jr.
Country / State: Harrington Delware
Comments: Thanks for the great pictures
Name: Mary Johnson
Country / State: NJ
Comments: I LOVE THE SMOKY'S MY DAD AND HIS FAMILY IS
FROM THERE ,I'M LOOKING IN TO MY FAMLY TREE FOR MY
FAMILY I DIDN'T MEET ANY OF THEM I'M LOOKING FOR
ANTHING ON MT STERLING IN HAYWOOD CO ,N,C MY DAD'S
NAME IS Raymond Smith one of 25
Name: Glenn Scheuermann
Country / State: Metaire,La.
Comments: Your site has encouraged me to revisit my
favorite place in the whole world.I have placed it in
my favorites,so I can renew myself when everyday life
gets me down....Thank you for your God given talent to
capture the Smokies in all of it's majesty and quite
beauty....
Name: Nancy Wilcox
Country / State: Texas
Comments: These photos are beautiful! The Smokies are
my favorite place on earth.
Name: frank umbdenstock
Country / State: festus, missouri
Comments: richard, just happened on your web site
accidentally. was looking at other Cataloochee stuff
and found it. i absolutely love the southern
Appalachians and especially the great smokies. it has
to be the most beautiful place on earth. thank you so
much for all the great photos. i have been to most of
these places, lots of them numerous times. the smokies
is a great sense of solitude for me. i look at them
when i am stressed from work, or in a bad mood. the
pix of the smokies takes away any stresses i have and
get me in a better mood. thanks for all your hard work
and the web site. it is wonderful. frank umbdenstock
Name: Brenda Shultz
Country / State: Tennessee
Comments: Your site is wonderful. You have captured
GOD's great creation on film and I thank you for it.
Name: EARL BALES
Country / State: FLORENCE AL
Comments: richard this is a great site i love the
smokies and my family ias from there. earl bales
Name: Jennifer Doty
Country / State: Georgia
Comments: I love your site! Your photos are beautiful-
and it's very generous of you to let people use them.
I'm doing some paintings to hang on the walls in my
office, and your landscapes are just what I need to
"escape" in the middle of a hectic day. I'm
also so glad that I could find some beautiful photos
of places I've actually been to. You've inspired me to
take some pictures of my own. Thank you!
Name: Marvin Taylor
Country / State: Molino, Florida
Comments: pictures are great loved the site
Name: Becky
Country / State: Ky
Comments: Love your pictures. I have been trying to
find a wallpaper of the Smoky Mountains for a long
time. If I had to leave Ky. it would be for the Great
Smoky Mountains.
Name: Sue Ann Creel
Country / State: Mississippi,biloxi
Comments: Been to the great smokie mountains 5 times
on vacation. These pictures just bring me back all
over again.
Name: pam scott
Country / State: tn.
Comments: Richard, your photo's are lovely. a friend
and I just returned yesterday from the smokies. It was
my first trip and I loved it. hope to go back in the
fall to see all the beautiful colors.
Name: Barbara Piazza
Country / State: Illinois
Comments: Your photos are breathtaking. Thanks
Name: Judy Walden
Country / State: USA
Comments: We will be in your area on July 11th of this
year. We are staying in a cabin outside of Pigeon
Forge. We will have our little dog with us and we are
all looking forward to our 6 day stay. We hope to find
things to take pictures of everything that is
available.
Name: Brenda Gravitt
Country / State: Tennessee
Comments: This is the first time that I have ever
visited your web site. I think it is great. I love the
Smokey Mts. and I try to go there as much as possible
which is every couple of months. I would love to move
there in the near future. I have a lot of pictures of
the Smokies and I never get tired of pulling them out
and looking at them. Every time I do I just want to
pack up and go. I will soon be 50 years old and the
Smokies has something for every one regardless of your
age.
Name: segerdoud@aol.com
Country / State: FLORIDA
Comments: GREAT=====
Name: Bobby & Linda Taylor
Country / State: Tennessee
Comments: When you live in the flatlands, it's nice to
the see the mountains. We vacation in the smokies
every year. The screensavers are beautiful.
Name: LeWauna Truitt
Country / State: Alabama
Comments: What beautiful pictures. That is the most
wonderful place to visit.
Name: james coffelletto
Country / State: new york & florida
Comments: let no person tell you they're not fantastic
shots, thank you for your gift of art folks.
Name: t. vlachos
Country / State: usa, ga
Comments: if you played golf like you took pictures i
probably wouldn't be able to kick your a** tv
Richard Replies: Gee thanks ... I
think!
Name: Heather Stephens
Country / State: Nashville, TN
Comments: Be-u-tee-full!!!
Name: Kim Davis
Country / State: Hawthorne,FLorida
Comments: The smokies are my favorite place. I really
wish I could live there. Florida is nothing but sand,
salt and HOT! We visit as often as we can. Your
pictures are beautiful and now I can visit whenever I
want. Thank you so much for taking the time to do
this.
Name: John Ptaszek
Country / State: Florida
Comments: Your site is by far the best. We have a
second home in the mountains and when we can not be
there your photos help to remind us what we are
working for. If all goes well we shall be retiring to
the mountains in a couple of years.
Name: Arlene H.
Country / State: Clearwater, Florida
Comments: I have never seen such gorgeous photos and
all in one place! Thank you so much for this wonderful
site!
Name: Gene Brannon
Country / State: Panama City Florida
Comments: Great site, We love this part of Tenn,once
you get there you don't want to leave,your photos are
really great and bring back some really great time in
the smokies.
Name: Dora David
Country / State: Brazil
Comments: I liked your photos so much! Your site is
amazing ! You did a good job. People like you , who
share their photos are really special people. I went
to the Smoky Mountains in 2002 and I enjoyed it very
much. I visited GA, TN and NC. I would like to see a
photo of Maggie Valley and Asheville,NC.
Name: William Harden
Country / State: Missouri
Comments: My great great great grandfather married
Sarah M King she was daughter of Wyley King who built
the cabin the Walker sisters lived in. Nice pictures.
Name: Brenda Morgan
Country / State: Tennessee
Name: Barry Crowell
Country / State: Alabama
Comments: Awesome! Great work!
Name: shawna.
Country / State: Nebraska
Name: Debbie Britt
Country / State: NC
Name: Jennifer Woody
Country / State: North Carolina
Name: momdadpatch
Country / State: Illinois
Comments: If you have or can find any information
about Jessie or Cole Davis please have them contact me
as they have a small inheritance coming to them from
their grandparents Harold and Laura Davis
Name: randy astin
Country / State: alabama
Comments: beautiful! about every day or so i visit
your website to escape the routine. i've been going to
the smokies since i was very young with the rest of my
family and i consider it to be my favorite site on
earth. God's handiwork here is astounding. it is such
a pleasure to visit the smokies whenever i choose (at
least through your images). thanks so much for
providing these great pic's and making them available
to us all. your work is great. p.s. been all over the
u.s. and canada- i'll take the smokies any day.
Name: Ted Luker
Country / State: Alabama
Comments: Richard, Being someone who visits the Smokys
often, and also someone who loves to photograph the
area I want to tell you how much I enjoyed your sight,
and the beautiful photos.
Name: IMA STRONG
Country / State: FLORIDA
Comments: I SURE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SCENE OF
MOUNTAINS AND A CABIN, STREAM, ALLS. AND MOUNTAINS ALL
IN ONE. CAN YOU HELP? i LOVE THE SITE AND CAN'T WAIT
TILL I CAN MOVE BACK TO THE ASHEVILLE AREA. KEEP UP
THE GREAT WORK WITH BREATH TAKING PHOTOS.
Name: gary
Country / State: tx
Country / State: Pennsylvainia
Comments: I am doing a report on The Great Smonkies
and this really helped me do understand them and help
others understand.
Name: Ashley Lauderbaugh
Country / State: US State
Comments: This is the most interesting site I've ever
experienced and will continue looking at this web
site. Thank you for making my day!
Name: R SEDA
Country / State: USA IOWA
Comments: LOVE YOUR PICTURES, A REAL ENJOYMENT FOR
SOMEONE THAT NEVER GETS TO TRAVEL MUCH
Name: Diane Jones
Country / State: Wales, UK
Comments: I thoroughly enjoyed your site...how
wonderful is God's creation. I'm sending your address
to my pen pals to enjoy too. Many thanks for sharing
your photos.
Name: Charles Denmon
Country / State: Georgia
Comments: Beautiful pictures !
Name: alka
Comments: nice site ...:D
Name: loni hall
Country / State: fostoria,ohio
Comments: man i have to do a science project over this
and it is really fun i am learning so much from this!
thankz!!!!!!
Name: graworth
Country / State: USA
Comments: Thank you for the beautiful pictures. I am a
fan of this area of our country, and haven't been
there for some time. I went there today, thanks to
you.
Name: Bev
Country / State: Ohio
Comments: I just visited the Great Smoky Mountains the
week of 4/10/04. My pictures don't compare to your
beautiful pictures. Great job! Thanks for sharing.
Name: Wilma Williams Sager
Country / State: Washington
Comments: Thank you Richard for sharing your beautiful
photographs of such a beautiful land. They brought
back many special memories for me as I was born and
raised until my teen years in the beautiful Mountains
of North Carolina. Thank you.
Name: Bob Burke
Country / State: Tennessee - Collierville
Comments: Have visited the Smokies for some 30 years.
My pictures don't compare with your magnificent
photos, though I do have one with a bear munching from
a huge bucket of KFC.
Name: Kyrie
Comments: Nice Site!
Name: David
Country / State: Louisiana & Mississippi & TN
Comments: Many thanks, Richard, for sharing your
beautiful photographs of a beautiful land. My wife and
I have lived in LA for the past 38 years, then bought
a 2nd home on MS Gulf Coast 8 years ago, then last
October I acceded to the beauty, tranquillity,
serenity, and peacefulness that pervades my soul when
I visit the Smoky Mountains, and bought a 3rd home in
Cosby. We have traveled extensively, but as we grow
older and the prospect of the horrors of travel must
enter one's mind, we concede that we are truly blessed
to have our very own places in the various locales and
look forward to visiting each. Your photographs of the
area do it justice. Thanks for your sharing!
Richard Replies: Thanks for thekind words!
Name: Debi Pinell
Country / State: Arkansas
Comments: As a former Tennessean, I am especially
happy to see the shots prior to "intense"
development. You can't get these anymore, a fact that
I often bemoan. Thanks for the memories.
Richard Replies: Ah, the bane of
development. It grieves me to see how much
greenspace is lost every year, but a long hike into
the backcountry helps me appreciate the treasure of
the park that will remain forever!
Name: allan_cooker
Country / State: nigeria
Comments: glad to be part of what you are doing
Name: Paula Long
Country / State: USA
Comments: We love the smokey mountains. This I believe
is the most beautiful Place.
Name: Cindy Hayes
Country / State: North Carolina USA
Comments: Love your website, you did agood job. I
lived in ohio for years but am here now,we love it i
live close to Chimney Rock and Lake Lure we love the
mountains and we are 2and 1/2 hours from Tenn. We go
as much as we can I love the outdooors you cant help
but love it here!!!!!
Name: Patricia FitzGerald
Country / State: New York -- NOT NEW YORK CITY
Comments: I lived in East Tennessee for sometime
during the 1990s and still visit several times a year.
I still have family there. I always weep when I have
to leave there to come back to the uptight,
constipated Northeast. Your photo albums are
wonderful! I happened upon your website while "googling"
for anything about the Great Smokies which would make
me feel less homesick. Thank you so much!
Richard Replies: You're welcome, thanks for the
kind words.
Name: Bill Furst
Country / State: Sarasota FLORIDA
Comments: Great pictures! I wish I was there now.
Name: Brian Smith
Country / State: Ontario, Canada
Comments: Fantastic Pictures. Looks like a place to
visit real soon!
Name: Joan
Country / State: Kingwood,Texas
Comments: Thank you for the beautiful screensavers.
Name: sherry henry
Country / State: georgia
Comments: breath taking! I have looked at the pictures
over and over and get the same great feeling everytime.
Thank you for all your great work!
Name: Linda
Country / State: USA/MICHIGAN/FLORIDA
Comments: I will be traveling from MI this summer and
was searching for information on the smokies and
parkway as I have never been there before. I will
travel from MI to Florida where I also have a home.
Your pictures are inspiring. hard to pick just one!!!
THANK YOU !!
Name: gene and mary boucher
Country / State: fairfax county,virginia
Comments: mmajestic ! we have just come back from the
smokies.
Name: BRIANA VANDYKE
Country / State: RUTHERFORDTON,NC
Comments: I LOVE YOUR BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS.MY HUSBAND AND
I ARE COMING TO THE SMOKIES THIS WEEK FOR A FISHING
TRIP AND YOUR PICTURES HAVE PUT ME IN THE SMOKY
SPIRIT.....CANT WAIT TO GET THERE!
Name: tony mcdaniel
Country / State: kuwait
Comments: Im stationed in Kuwait and seeing these
pictures bring me closer to home since I was born in
TENN. Thank you for capturing home the way I see it in
my sleep. spec.McDaniel
Richard Replies: No, thank YOU
Tony, and all of our men and women serving around the
world, especially in the Middle East. I am proud
to provide what little comfort I can to all of the
homesick people of our armed forces. Godspeed!
Name: Amy R.
Country / State: Tennessee
Comments: I have really enjoyed your website. Since
the weather has been warmer, I have been looking
forward to hiking in the Smokies. Until I can do so, I
look at the pictures. They are beautiful and very
encouraging.
Name: David Dinkle
Country / State: Denton Md. USA
Comments: Great Job My wife and I love the mountains
and enjoyed the photos
Name: Carolyn
Country / State: California
Comments: Truly awesome. You made me so glad we are
retiring to the Carolinas.
Name: Cindy Gillard
Country / State: Lake Charles, LA
Comments: I love this website. I've been to the Smokey
Mountains area twice so far and will visit as often as
I can afford to. I would love to move to the area, but
until I can I am thrilled to be able to enjoy these
lovely pictures.If anyone knows of a job in the field
of police records clerk please let me know. These are
lovely pictures!
Name: Ella Haley
Country / State: TN
Comments: need pictures and info for granddaughter
report
Name: Jill Magee & George Insko
Country / State: Lexington, KY
Comments: This is the place were George and I started
the first day of the rest of our lives together. On
April 3, 2004 George proposed to me on one of the most
perfect days in the smokies!
Name: Bren
Country / State: Kentucky
Comments: Breathtaking!! Thanks for the wonderful
pictures of our 'home away from home' between trips...
just what I needed to cure the 'homesick
blues'......we'll be back soon ! ~The Shopping Queens
Name: Wes
Country / State: Indiana
Comments: Great, Great place to go. Been vacationing
in Tenn. for years. It's a lot like what I imagine
Heaven to be! Thanks for the great pictures!
Name: Jackie Sparrow
Country / State: Missouri
Comments: I just love this web site. My family came
from this locations many years ago. I have visited
back there twice and ready to come again. Continue the
good work. If I can't be there I can visit this web
site and and imagine I am there. My favorite is Cades
Cove. Thanks so much
Name: Wanda Bradley-Smith
Country / State: Texas
Comments: Absolutely gorgeous! I love the Smokey
Mountains and visit family in the Sevierville area as
often as possible. Thank you for displaying your'
wonderful work for everybody to enjoy. Many blessings
to you!! I will gladly add your' link to my own
website.
Name: mike starckx
Country / State: vero beach fl
Comments: thank you for letting me view you're
pictures
Name: Miriam Shoaf
Country / State: Texas
Comments: Very Beautiful. Makes me want to take
another trip there.
Name: Steve Lewis
Country / State: Georgia
Comments: Just ran across this site and it is
fabulous!!! I have a house on Cove Mountain in Wears
Valley and have the same appreciation for the area
that you do. The pictures are the best I have ever
seen. Your work is incredible!
Name: Nathan Martin
Country / State: Ohio, USA
Comments: Thank you for the photos. I am doing a paper
on The Great Smoky Mountains for my 4th grade class.
Name: Beth Frank
Country / State: Hawaii
Comments: Thank you for such beautiful pictures of the
Smoky Mountains. My husband is in the Navy and we have
been stationed here in Hawaii for going on three
years. My family and I have been going to the Smokies
since I was a little girl. Thanks for giving me a
little piece of "home."
Name: Art Bocek
Country / State: ILLINOIS
Comments: I HAVE BEN GOING TO THE SMOKIES SINCE 62. I
GO EVERY YEAR, & WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO EVERY
SPRING & FALL.
Name: kayla
Country / State: us
Comments: wow
Name: Amanda
Country / State: Alabama
Comments: Thank you for sharing the wonderful gift of
photography God gave you with the world. Your talent
for capturing the life of the Smokies is amazing. I
have visited the Smokies many times in my life and
your pictures bring back so many memories.
Name: Daniel Boddy
Country / State: Michigan
Comments: Thanks for the beautiful photos. Makes me
want to go back to the Smokies every time I look at
them.
Name: karrie
Country / State: kentuck,usa
Name: melana
Country / State: indiana
Comments: i love the smokeys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: Dana
Country / State: Poland
Comments: Thank you very much for the beautiful
photos.....I've been there- watched your pictures....
Name: dylan
Country / State: sidniey
Name: Tom Taylor
Country / State: U.S. A. , Delaware
Comments: Great site, The Great Smokie Mnts. always
have intrigued me , with their awsome beauty, an you
really bring it to life in this site, so keep up the
awsome beauty of your site, thanks again for showing
Nature in Her wanerful beauty.
Name: Gerald Dee Salyer
Country / State: USA
Comments: Hello Richard, very nice site, I have plans
to make one soon also.....I am working on my genealogy
and when I get more info I will make my site.....We
are Georgetown, Texas people who came from
Salyersville, Ky....New Jersey, and Long Island, N.Y.
and of course Norfolk, England in the 1600's with
other freedom seeking folk......thanks for the
memories and rest stop, must be moving on....Gerald
Dee Salyer
Name: Sharon Best
Country / State: Virginia
Comments: I love your site, the pictures are beautiful
Name: Ray Johnson
Country / State: Louisiana
Comments: Really pretty pictures, would like to see
more of the wild flowers and the old Grist Mills in
the park area
Name: anita parker
Country / State: indiana
Comments: thank you for the photos. we are taking a
trip there this weekend to see as much as we can. the
smokies are beautiful!
Name: Christine DeVita
Country / State: Ohio
Comments: Beautiful photo's,great work on web site
also. I really enjoyed this web site.I will be
visiting the great smokey mountains at the end of this
month for a week,and I like seeing the photo's of
where I'll be. Thanks for taking the time to set up a
wonderful web site,with wonderful photo's.
Name: Annuaire d'annonces de
chambres d hotes
Country / State: France Ardeche Drome Bretagne Croatie
provence cote d'azur midi nice alpes Paris
Comments: Very nive photos of countryside and flowers
thank you !
Name: Ashley Herrin
Country / State: Albemarle, NC
Comments: After visiting the area (Gatlinburg) for the
first time this past weekend, I must say this is a
magical place to be. Your pictures allow me to see all
of the splendor of other seasons in this heavenly
place. My advice to anyone considering the trip...go
with someone you love...it's truely a magical
experience.
Name: Steve
Country / State: Florida
Comments: Thoroughly enjoyed all the pages of the
photos. Have been thinking of taking a trip to the
area, and your photos are great encouragement. Thank
you for taking the time to share them with all of us.
Name: Deborah Rasberry
Country / State: New York
Comments: New Yorkian by residence, Smoky Mountian
with every heartbeat. Your photos are a chance for me
to come home any moment of the day. Thank you.
Name: bev32102aol.com
Country / State: carthage,ms
Comments: Beautiful
Name: bob benton
Country / State: oklahoma
Comments: some of my woody, mann, mccright, all came
from there and went to texas, thanks for the pictures,
is so beautiful.
Name: Leah Chester
Country / State: Oklahoma
Comments: I love the Smokies!! It has always been one
of my favorite places to visit. Was glad to find this
Website
Name: Karen Dalton
Country / State: Lebanon, Indiana
Comments: Thank you for having a web site so that I
can enjoy the Smokies when I can't get there.
Name: Linda Beasley
Country / State: Cullman, Alabama, U.S.
Comments: Smokey Mountains is my favorite place to go
and I deeply appreciate the free screensavers you
have. They are truly beautiful. Thank you
Name: Kenneth
Country / State: OHIO
Comments: I cant travel any more and take any more
trips to the smokies any more so I enjoy making the
trip with my computer
Name: Kristi
Country / State: Grand Rapids, MI
Comments: Thank you for sharing your breath-taking
photos. My fiance and I am heading to the smokies in a
week; I've been visiting my whole life, but this is
his first visit. Your photos were wonderful for
showing him the beauty of the mountains. He is so
excited now he's counting down the days until we
leave!
Name: Warren Brand
Country / State: Louisiana
Comments: Thanks for the Photos. I have traveled to
Tennessee many times and loved the beautiful places I
have seen. You have made my hectic day become
peaceful.
Name: Jim Melton
Country / State: Tennessee
Comments: My Mother was born in the Smokies-in Walkers
Valley (Tremont), My grandparents are buried in the
Park at Tremont-and I was raised there in Townsend my
first years-Love the Smokies and consider them my
home. I have a lot of memories & I thank you for
the great pictures that are so close to home.
Richard replies: Thanks Jim, thanks to
folks like your grandfather and the other CCC workers,
we have a beautiful treasure today!
Name: Mary
Country / State: Belgium
Comments: These are very nice pictures, thank you ,
this is my way to visit the mountains. Beceause I will
never able to go there.
Richard replies: Never say never ...
Name: Aerrica &Tasha
Country / State: tennessee
Comments: wow it is a great and colorful site
Name: Sandy Payne
Country / State: Tennessee
Comments: Your beautiful pictures made me cry. They
reminded me of times I spend hiking or riding horses
with my Dad when I was younger. We lived in Cades Cove
many many years ago....those pictures also brought
back memories. Thanks!
Richard replies: Thank goodness the Park saved
the cove in some ways like it was. Or it would
be condos now!
Name: Mikayla Gottschalk
Country / State: Ellis,Kansas
Comments: YOUR PICTURES WERE GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU
HELPED ME WITH A REPORT THANKS!!!!!!!!!
Name: Sheila Cheatham
Country / State: Ava, Illinois
Name: glenn sumrall
Country / State: mississippi
Name: Gerald Joiner
Country / State: Georgia
Comments: You are truly blessed with a fine talent..
thoroughly enjoyed all the photos!!!!
Name: Gail Bender
Country / State: Florida
Comments: Awesome pictures!!!!
Name: Mike Kampfer
Country / State: OH
Comments: I stumbled across the Smokies in July of
1996 on a vacation to Nashville. Instantly, I knew
this was the place I wanted to come back to. My wife
and I were married in Gatlinburg in 1998. We have
vacationed on our anniversary there every year since.
It is our escape from the hectic city life, and renews
our souls. If one has never been to the Smokies, the
experience is spiritual. Thanks for the great photos.
I have some of the exact same photos I have taken
myself over the last few years.
Richard Replies: I think you meant to say
photos taken of exactly the same subject! I take
many photos of the same subject year after year, just
to see how different they are. That's the fun of
the Smokies, every day presents a new opportunity to
get a "different" photo of the
"same" subject. I am thrilled that you
and your wife share the mountains together. It
is my wish that you both will spend many, many more
happy days in the Smokies!
Name: Frank Fearnly
Country / State: Connecticut
Comments: After just one visit to the smokey's, I fell
in love with the place.Your album brings back many
great memories of places I saw, and shown me many more
I haven't gotten to see yet. You've quite the eye for
photos. Thanks again for taking me back again!
Name: Cees LeConte \ cees@leconte.nl
Country / State: The Netherlands
Comments: Beautiful pictures. I hope once in my life
to visit that country
Name: Glenn Hickox
Country / State: Middleburg, Florida
Comments: Love them Smokies!
Name: John
Country / State: Georgia
Comments: Those are some beautiful
pictures.........well i like the page, i hope you keep
up the great work :)
Name: amber
Country / State: pensacola florida
Comments: I love your beautiful pictures they are so
great around the fall the mountains start calling us
I'm planning on coming in march i just love it there
and wish we could move up there
Name: Catherine and Malcolm burke
Country / State: florida
Comments: i love your pictures of the falls there so
beautiful
Name: Pete Newton
Country / State: UK,
Comments: Breath of fresh air. Nice one. Visited NC
1996
Name: Cindy King Mangelsdorf
Country / State: New Mexico
Comments: I love the pictures of the Walker sisters
cabin. I am a descendant of Wyley King, who built the
cabin. Its an awesome feeling looking at something
that was built by a ggg-grandparent!!!
Name: Oga Mumu,
Country / State: Nahere
Comments: Hello why their is no email addresses on
your guest book, could you pls creat a chance for
that. thanks
Name: James F. Green, Sr.
Country / State: Gastonia, NC
Comments: 23 Jan 04 I visited Cataloochee Valley for
the first time yesterday and was uplifted by the
scenery & the 6 elk that crossed the road in front
of us. From Waynesville, NC, we drove in on Cove Creek
Rd. that contained many scenes just the opposite of
your photos of the lush natural history. So many of
the local people desecrate their own environment with
abandoned vehicles, trash, and other junk. Perhaps you
could photograph their human instituted ugliness, show
it to them, and hopefully, cause them to remove their
"mess". The same trashy scenes can be viewed
along sections of Enola Rd. in Burke County, NC. I
suppose that we must have natural parks to offset
blight created by selfish people. Thank you for
documenting beauty and sharing it with others.
Name: Toni
Country / State: Alabama
Comments: My husband and I just made our 1st trip to
Gatlinburg and it was so short that we didn't get to
see much of the area but after looking at your photos
we can't wait to go back! Your photos are AWESOME!
Name: Ron & Rita Longenbaugh
Country / State: Indiana
Comments: Love your site almost as much as the
Smokies! Thanks for making me homesick for them and
wanting to come back even more often!
Name: Ka'eo Sams
Country / State: Honolulu, Hawai'i
Comments: It's so far away, but your beautiful and
artful photographs bring me so close to these
mountains and hills, I can smell the smoke from
someones fireplace or feel the sun on my face. Mahalo
Name: Patricia Kummerow
Country / State: Baltimore, Maryland
Comments: Beautiful photos
Name: DONALD YANASE
Country / State: U S A California
Comments: WHOW great site
Name: michael dyer
Country / State: AL
Comments: simply beautiful
Name: Donna
Country / State: pennsylvania
Comments: your pictures are beautiful! we have been to
the smokies several times and I can't wait to return.
thanks for sharing
Name: mark webb
Country / State: anderson sc
Comments: Plese send me a copy. Thanks
Name: Richard
Country / State: GA
Comments: Great site
Name: Darlene Stearns
Country / State: USA- Florida
Comments: Love the photo's. Love Gatlinburg in the
fall. Darlene Stearns West Palm Beach Florida
Name: Miranda
Country / State: Oklahoma
Comments: I wish that you'll could awnser my questions
straight off with out me having to look for it
Name: Phil Saunders
Country / State: Ohio
Comments: Great websight! The Smokies are a wonderful
place, I only wished I lived closer. Thanks
Name: Karen Cabe Gibson
Country / State: Charleston, South Carolina
Comments: I was born and raised in Sylva, N.C. Thanks
for the great pictures. It's been a long time since
I've been back when the colors were this great!
Name: TOMMY ARP
Country / State: EAST TENNESSEE
Comments: I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR PICTURES ME & MY
FIANCÉE ENJOY GOIN TO GATLINBURG THREE OR FOUR TIMES
A YEAR THAT IS OUR STRESS RELIEF GETAWAY FOR WEEKENDS
AND VACATIONS THANK YOU VERY SHOWIN OFF OUR
BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS TO THE WORLD
Name: Cindy Stidham
Country / State: Lexington, KY
Comments: We love the Smokies! Our favorite place to
be. Thanks for offering these great photos for free so
we can enjoy the beauty of the Smokies everyday! If
anyone has not been - go! You will be glad you did. :)
Name: Roger Marshall
Country / State: Florida
Comments: You have a great website, keep up the good
work.
Name: Leif Karlsson
Country / State: Sweden
Comments: Hi! I just surfed in to your nice site and I
just want to tell you how much I like it. Really high
quality photos! If you feel like it look at my
panoramas at my site. http://www.lk-panorama.com Best
Regards Leif Karlsson
Name: Mary
Country / State: Florida
Comments: This is one of my favorite places.
Name: Darlene Lee
Country / State: Florida
Comments: Beautiful.
Name: nancy smalley
Country / State: ga
Comments: Enjoy your page very much.
Name: donna craft
Country / State: usa
Comments: your pictures would make anyone want to live
in the mountains. I am from magee, ms. we have no
mountains.
Name: M. Teller
Country / State: Florida
Comments: My husband and I are planning to visit the
Smoky mountains in July, and I just can not wait, the
photo's are breath taking.
Name: mike jensen
Country / State: nebraska
Name: Carolyn Smith
Country / State: Mississippi
Comments: Beautiful photography. I use as screensavers
year round to remind me of my favorite part of the
world.
Name: Patt Haugen
Country / State: USA
Comments: I soo enjoyed looking at your photography. I
live in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and even
though we are "hills" some of your scenes
remind me of where I live. Unfortunately, we do not
have the beautiful colors. You have done a beautiful
job on your website too. Thank you for making it so
easy to ask for permission to use your work.
Sincerely, Patt
Name: Karon Willoughby
Country / State: Florida
Comments: I miss the smokey mountains. I lived in east
Tennessee not far from the smokies about 10 years ago.
Living in Florida now, I sure do miss those beautiful
mountains. I am so glad I found this website. Looking
at the pictures makes me homesick!
Name: Jenna Townsend
Country / State: Georgia
Comments: I've just recently visited the Smokies in
Gatlinburg for the first time and it was beautiful.
Your pictures are wonderful. They portray the beauty
of the mountains and all of its surroundings so well.
I aspire to become a professional photographer and
your photographs inspire me. Thank you for sharing
them.
Name: Alison Lamond
Country / State: Maine
Comments: Absolutely breatktaking photos. We are
visiting the Smokies for the first time in May of 2004
and these photos have me wanting to be there now.
Name: Geoff Young
Country / State: Texas, USA
Comments: An incredibly attractive and interesting
website. I could view photos of places I have visited,
e.g., the Oconaluftee River, Mingus Mill, Oconaluftee
Visitors Center, and many others. Thanks for your
efforts.
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