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Sunday, September 04, 2005

Memories of the Great Smoky Mountains

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Steve and I got married at Gatlinburg, a small town right next to the Great Smoky Mountains. It was very special not only because close friends and family were present, but it's also a wonderful place to go to relax. We were hoping to go there again to celebrate our first anniversary, but we can't afford to do that this year. Oh well, maybe we'll go next year :-).

Fall is always gorgeous at the Great Smoky Mountains. That's my favorite time to go. Let me post some of the views you'd see if you visited the area. I got these pictures from Webshots, a wallpaper program (Webshots rocks :-)!)


You see this kind of view driving along the road. One of the things I keep telling Steve is that the trees, from this distance, look like Fruity Pebbles cereal stuck on their edges :-).
Look at that. As far as the eye can see, mountains dotted in yellow, red, brown and gold :-). There's no way you can look at this and not feel small.
This is an old mill in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park has preserved a lot of houses that show you how people here lived long ago.
This is another one of my favorite views--we found it driving along Rich Road. It's a popular shot with photographers :-).

I love fall. It's hard to describe why I do, but I'll give it a shot :-).

I love how the cooler weather makes you wrap your jacket a little tighter around yourself in the morning. I love how, when you take a deep breath, the air smells crisp and earthy--kind of like nature's spices. I love it when a breeze makes the leaves fall from the trees like giant yellow and orange snowflakes.

Fall makes me feel good about myself, because I can feel the earth going through its natural cycle of life, the cycle that it's followed for thousands of years. Fall, more than any other season, connects me to the big picture. It makes me feel small, but it also makes me feel significant.


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