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a rural scene in the Great Smoky Mountains
April 23, 2013
Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
This was taken in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains in Cades Cove on Sparks Lane in October 2012. I went to the cove in hopes of a lot of fog, a little disappointed there wasn't that much. But walking down the lane as the sun came up, the light all photographers dream about showed itself.
(This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)
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