Morton Road, Lenoir City
Many people visit the Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove of Great Smoky Mountain National Park and walk through the cemetery there. I sense most wouldn’t have reason to know how many churches look similar, with cemeteries, inscriptions and dates.
Ft Loudon Lake This Morning
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Obed Wild & Scenic River from Lilly Bluff Overlook
Christie on Lilly Bluff Overlook Trail at Obed Wild and Scenic River
Citico Creek Color
Sunrise from My Room at Westin Boston Seaport
Sunrise from My Room at Westin Boston Seaport
Sunrise from My Room at Westin Boston Seaport
Early Morning Light and Grass
Second Parking Area from Highway 129 on Foothills Parkway
Second Parking Area from Highway 129 on Foothills Parkway
Cataloochee Creek from Bridge
The Season for Elk in Cataloochee Valley
The Season for Elk in Cataloochee Valley
Very Early Fall in Cataloochee Valley
Very Early Fall in Cataloochee Valley
Rich Mountain from Foothills Parkway Parking @2
Christie Lewis at Home
The best camera is the one you have with you. In this case, it was my Galaxy S!0 with the Lightroom app for a RAW file.
The best camera is the one you have with you. In this case, it was my Galaxy S!0 with the Lightroom app for a RAW file.
Middle Prong Little River
Middle Prong Little River
Middle Prong Little River
Middle Prong Little River
Concord Fishing Piers
Reading a Novel at Young Branch Campground on Citico Creek Road
Reading a Novel at Young Branch Campground on Citico Creek Road
Reading a Novel at Young Branch Campground on Citico Creek Road
Reading a Novel on Citico Creek Road
Allen Kirby Road near Knox County Line
Eating dinner tonight, Granddaughter Sophia saw this guy coming through our yard. Thank you Danielle Dixon and Coit Dixon for letting her visit us this week.
It was a great day in Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area with Mark Lewis. On the way there, the old A.T. Cole Store was open. We met a gentleman there who knew the Mark Lewis who was my father and Mark's grandfather. We could mention others we both have known from my high school days.
It was a great day in Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area with Mark Lewis. On the way there, the old A.T. Cole Store was open. We met a gentleman there who knew the Mark Lewis who was my father and Mark's grandfather. We could mention others we both have known from my high school days.
It was a great day in Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area with Mark Lewis. On the way there, the old A.T. Cole Store was open. We met a gentleman there who knew the Mark Lewis who was my father and Mark's grandfather. We could mention others we both have known from my high school days. When I was a kid, this plant was called Elephant Ears.
Park Avenue
Early settlers thought these formations resembled tall buildings in a large city.
Near Double Arch
I have forgotten the name of this balance rock formaiton.
Devils Garden Road
Devils Garden
A Couple Climbing a Formation in Garden of Eden
Left of center tere are three figures that resemble people in conversation.
Garden of Eden Formations
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Musum
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Musum
Highway 2 and Dwight D Eisenhower Highway I-70
Wind Turbines were everywhere.
Victoria Populathon in 2018 - 1220.
Victoria Populathon in 2018 - 1220.
Victoria Populated z5,, zhon in 2018 - 1220.
Victoria Populathon in 2018 - 1220.
Sunset from Balanced Rock Trailhead
Montezuma Valley Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park, May 16, 2021
Montezuma Valley Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park
Montezuma Valley Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park
Pithouse Example, Mesa Verde National Park
Pithouse Example, Mesa Verde National Park
Square Tower House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Sun Point View, Cliff Dwelling Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park
Sun Point View, Cliff Dwelling Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park
Sun Point View, Cliff Dwelling Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park
Oak Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park
Sun Temple View, Mesa Verde National Park
Formation along US Highway 191 near Monticello, Utah
Formation along US Highway 191 near Monticello, Utah
Molas Pass along San Juan Skyway
Greene Street, Silverton, Colorado
Greene Street, Silverton, Colorado
Million Dollar Highway to Ouray, Colorado
Million Dollar Highway to Ouray, Colorado
Empire Street, Silverton, Colorado
Rio Grande Gorge, Penasco, NM at Alberts Falls Rapids, May 13, 2021 - The water level here, near Taos, New Mexico was roughly the same as I saw at Big Bend National Park a few years ago. I was recently told that very little of the water we saw here will make it to the Mexican border and Texas, due to irrigation and other uses. According to my source, most of the Rio Grande water at Big Bend comes from Mexico
Rio Grande Gorge, Penasco, NM at Alberts Falls Rapids, May 13, 2021 - The water level here, near Taos, New Mexico was roughly the same as I saw at Big Bend National Park a few years ago. I was recently told that very little of the water we saw here will make it to the Mexican border and Texas, due to irrigation and other uses. According to my source, most of the Rio Grande water at Big Bend comes from Mexico
Gray County Rest Aream I-40 & Route 66, McLean, Texas
Gray County Rest Aream I-40 & Route 66, McLean, Texas
Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa
Quapaw Baths & Spa
Buckstaff Baths
Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa
Dead Horse Point State Park
Dead Horse Point State Park
Shafer Road Overlook
To get an idea of the scale, notice that there are two cars on the road at the bottom of the foreground cliff. One is yellow. The other has reds. From that level, there is another cliff rim high above the river.
One of O’Keefe’s favorite subjects was Cerro Pedernal, the chopped-top mountain she saw from her kitchen window at Ghost Ranch. “It is my private mountain,” she once said. “It belongs to me. God told me if I painted it enough, I could have it.” In a way, this declaration was made true when O’Keefe’s ashes were scattered on Pedernal upon her death in 1986. --- In 2013 and on this 2021 trip, I felt frustrated that my images of it seemed too much like silhouettes. Recent reflection reminds me that Georgia’s paintings I remember of it lso have a silhouette quality. Maybe I was working to make mine too perfect to realize beauty.
I crossed the bridge at this location in 1960, with my parents, in a car without air conditioning. A map I drew as we traveled then passes through Elk City on Route 66.
I crossed the bridge at this location in 1960, with my parents, in a car without air conditioning. A map I drew as we traveled then passes through Elk City on Route 66.
I crossed the bridge at this location in 1960, with my parents, in a car without air conditioning. A map I drew as we traveled then passes through Elk City on Route 66.
I crossed the bridge at this location in 1960, with my parents, in a car without air conditioning. A map I drew as we traveled then passes through Elk City on Route 66.
Buck Canyon Overlook, Canyonlands National Park, May 17, 2021
Island in the Sky Visitors Center View
Green River Overlook, Canyonland National Park, May 17, 2021
Grand View Point
Green River Overlook, Canyonland National Park, May 17, 2021
Montezuma Valley Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park, May 16, 2021
Million Dollar Highway to Ouray, Colorado
U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1776; Tennessee Statehood, 179636°7'51.7414" N 105°45'30.3634" W
Lone Spur, Silverton, CO
Lone Spur, Silverton, CO
Molas Pass along San Juan Skyway, Altitude 10,238 ft. Panaramic View
Molas Pass along San Juan Skyway, Altitude 10,238 ft. with Big Molas Lake Still Frozen
Molas Pass along San Juan Skyway, Altitude 10,238 ft. with Foreground Water and Big Molas Lake Still Frozen
Ranch Road at Ojitos de los Gatos, Northwest of Abiquiu, New Mexico
U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1776; Tennessee Statehood, 179636°7'51.7414" N 105°45'30.3634" W
Christie Lewis, Hot Springs, AR, May 11, 2021
Victoria Populathon in 2018 - 1220.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Musum - As a kid, I remember my father saying he had been a Democrat all his life, but he was going to vote for Eisenhower because he believed it would be best for the country. Sometime later, maybe several times, I asked why we need two political parties. I never got an answer that made sense to me - from Dad or anyone else. I eventually determined that I was not going to affiliate with any pollical party. I never have, although I have often had the sense that people around me thought I had. My presidential elections record is my evidence, including two independent candidates - when I believed an independent candidate might actually demonstrate meaningful strength. I have always had reasons that made sense for me at the time. In retrospect, I see that some of my votes were based on faulty information and/or assumptions. Nevertheless, I endeavor to remember Dad saying he believed Eisenhower would be best for the country.
Green River Overlook, Canyonland National Park, May 17, 2021
Double Arch
Skyline Arch
Balanced Rock and Friends
Formation with Garden of Eden and Windows Arches
Balanced Rock
Christie at Dead Horse Point State Park
Ancent cliffside dwelling with tower
Million Dollar Highway to Ouray, Colorado
In the 1970s I was fascinated with Ansel Adams' work. His image of this church is burned into my memory. When we turned the corner, I felt Ansel's black and white of it touch my soul. I think I also have a version on slide film.
Mogota Ridge at Ojitos de los Gatos, Northwest of Abiquiu, New Mexico
Island in the Sky Visitors Center View
Years ago, I read an Ansel Adams photograph caption, discussing how he captured cottonwood trees in black and white, for the sense of their glow in spring. I saw that glow yesterday. Digital color is much easier.
Stella Mae Parkey Lewis
Lilly Bluff Overlook
Green River Overlook, Canyonland National Park, May 17, 2021
Lilly Bluff Overlook and Clear Creek
Lilly Bluff Overlook Trail, Obed National Wild & Scenic River
Spring on the Farm in Lancing Tennessee
Lilly Bluff Overlook Trail, Obed National Wild & Scenic River
Morton Road Pond
Shafer Road Overlook
Cattle on Morton Road, Lenoir City, Tennessee
Little Greenbriar School, preserved in Great Smoky Mountains National Park - It reminds me that my father (born in 1903) attended a similar school. My mother and aunt taught in schools that were only slight upgrades before 1940.
Little Greenbriar School, preserved in Great Smoky Mountains National Park - It reminds me that my father (born in 1903) attended a similar school. My mother and aunt taught in schools that were only slight upgrades before 1940.
Meig Falls
Colorado River from Dead Horse Point State Park
Spring in Lakeshore Park
Spring in Lakeshore Park
Spring in Lakeshore Park
Spring in Lakeshore Park
Cove at Turkey Creek to Sweetbriar Greenway
Waiting at the Bird Feeder
Winter at Deep Creek Overlook
Winter on New Found Gap Trail
These guys stand 3 to 4 feet tall and have wing spans of 6 feet.
These guys stand 3 to 4 feet tall and have wing spans of 6 feet.
These guys stand 3 to 4 feet tall and have wing spans of 6 feet.
These guys stand 3 to 4 feet tall and have wing spans of 6 feet.
These guys stand 3 to 4 feet tall and have wing spans of 6 feet.
These guys stand 3 to 4 feet tall and have wing spans of 6 feet.
These guys stand 3 to 4 feet tall and have wing spans of 6 feet.
These guys stand 3 to 4 feet tall and have wing spans of 6 feet.
Back Yard Bluebird
January 28, 202135°50'59.1506" N 84°12'8.281" W
Adventure with Lincoln Aviator in Cherokee National Forest
Lincoln Aviator in Cherokee National Forest
North River Road 35°19'15.7524" N 84°5'23.026" W
Bald River Falls
I have been in many country stores, including this one. When I saw it this time, after 40 or 50 years since the last time I was on this road, I was touched. Other than being closed, it seemed as I saw it when I roamed these country roads of my youth. In February 2018, my grandson (17-year-old city guy) and I came across an authentic and operating country store, on our way to Max Patch. I had to show him inside. I’m not sure he understood it the way I did.
Turkey
Country roads are wonderful. This one, in Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area, reminds me of many in the community of my youth. Nevertheless, they still remind me of “Country Road” by James Taylor. “I guess my feet know where they want me to goWalking on a country road, yeahTake to the highway, won't you lend me your name?”
Foothills Parkway West Overlook #1
Rich Mountain from Foothills Parkway Parking #2
William & Mary Lewis Home Site
William & Mary Lewis Home Site
In the 1950s and 60s, I was in a simple boat like this many times, coming out of this Bear Creek branch of Norris Lake with Mark Lewis, my Dad. When I was very young, he drove, as this Mark Lewis is driving here. With Dad, we were fishing, which very often included some time in the cove where he grew up - before Norris Lake (1903 – 1920 or so). This trip was for the purpose of visiting that cove. Son, Mark Lewis, brought good food and took good care of me. Dad didn’t have anything like this fancy trolling motor. However, this Mark’s main motor is pretty much a modern version of the motor Dad had. Parrot Heads know two quotes that belong here. “Go fast enough to get there; But slow enough to see. Moderation seems to be the key.” & “Who gets to live like this?” I get to live like this, and I’m thankful. (36°21'15.966" N 83°40'1.956" W)
Rain Reveals Streams on Tremont Road
Rain Reveals Streams on Tremont Road
Rain Reveals Streams on Tremont Road
Daffodils in Cades Cove
Daffodils in Cades Cove
American Coot at Hicory Creek Park
American Coot at Hicory Creek Park
Connor Creek
Fog and Mountains from Cove Creek Gap, North Carolina
Hiram & Elizabeth Caldwell House
Christie on the Woody Place Trail
Christie on the Woody Place Trail
Several years ago, I shot this room, with several exposures for the room and windows. Editing was a pain, stacking layers to balance them into one well exposed image using Photoshop. This time, I captured three images with the HDR function in my Canon Mark II and merged those in Lightroom. It was a snap.
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Elk in Cataloochee Valley
Citico Baptist Church
Ciitico Creek Road
Citico Creek Road
Streamside Trail in Spring at Citico Creek Campsite 9
Doublecamp Creek Road, Citico Wilderness Area, Cherokee National Forest
Doublecamp Creek Road, Citico Wilderness Area, Cherokee National Forest
Spring on Chestnut Valley Road
Spring on Chestnut Valley Road
Spring at Melton HIll Park
Redbud at Meldon Hill Park
Spring at Melton HIll Park
Spring at Melton HIll Park
Christie Lewis has been shopping
Fishing Piers Concord Park
Sail Boats at The Cove
Mark & Sale Boat
