Summer Awakens
by Stephen Stookey
Title
Summer Awakens
Artist
Stephen Stookey
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Oconaluftee Valley Overlook, just beyond the North Carolina state line, is my favorite sunrise vantage point in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I ventured to this spot this spot inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the wee hours of June 21 to welcome the dawn of summer. The morning did not disappoint as summer awakened with a blaze of color. Sunrises in Great Smoky Mountains National Park paint the southern Appalachian mountains and sky in rainbow hues. The layered ridge lines, deep green foreground foliage, and the ever changing sky at the Oconaluftee overlook offers visitors a classic Smoky Mountain backdrop. Dawn highlights the tones of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Capture the colors of hope and joy in the dawning of a new day, a new season, in a fine art print for a wall in your home or office.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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1st Place
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June 26th, 2016
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