Stormy Mountain Top
To go with my series of Sepia toned historical buildings I’m adding a few landscape shots as well, for any that may want to buy a group of images….. A storm starting up on Mt. Le Conte, in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. A big part in the Biological diversity of the park is the weather. The park’s abundant rainfall and high summertime humidity provide excellent growing conditions. In the Smokies, the average annual rainfall varies from approximately 55 inches in the valleys to over 85 inches on some peaks–more than anywhere else in the country except the Pacific Northwest. During wet years, over eight feet of rain falls in the high country. The relative humidity in the park during the growing season is about twice that of the Rocky Mountain region.
Mount Le Conte is thought to be named for John Le Conte in appreciation for John’s help in figuring out its elevation. Something that makes it one of the most impressive single mountain in the southern Appalachians, is that it rises a mile from its base…..Its Cherokee name was Walasiyi…The Home To The Giant Mystical Frog……there is a lodge you can hike to in the mist of the storm clouds.
Stormy Mountain Top belongs to the following groups:
Smoky Mountain Masterpieces Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Tim Denny
Nice effect on thisone Gary, good job
Lori Walton
Nice capture.
Lori Peters
We have those stormy mountain tops, too. This is just lovely, Gary. i love the color.
dc witmer
excellent treatment, one of those storms caught me last year hiking Le Conte…
Madeline M Allen
Very beautiful Gary ! Love the tones in this one !!
jlynn
Beautiful image,, well done!!
Joanne Bradley
Spectacular Gary! I really want to visit this park in the future, and with my brother in Nashville I have a good excuse to travel through the states on the way there…
John Wright
Very well done Gary.
Lisa G. Putman
A beautiful addition to the collection, Gary! So atmospheric, I love those ominous clouds. It’s lovely in the sepia tones.
Sensiworld
Great, so much atmosphere, like the sepia !
WatscapePhoto
Ah, so you’re having this dreadful weather too. Wonderful dramatic shot of a spectacular location.
jadeast
Love the whole series Gary, I really admire an artist who has the confidence to “Do his own thing”!
Farmncamera
How beautiful…. “Tennessee”.....and God’s creation!. Wonderful photography, and like the sepia too!. :) x
Jen Whyte
Wonderful effect …
Seth Weaver
Great Mingus Mill shot on this page. We’re heading up there next week. The landscape above is fabulous!
amarica
We get summer monsoon quick flash flood storms here in Mohave Valley, AZ. They come up quickly, pour buckets and then leave just as quickly.
Excellent capture, feel the atmospheric changes and rain coming. Well done Gary.
Ellen
A beautiful view, Very nice image!