Sunset at Clingman's Dome in the Smoky Mountains.
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"Smoke" rises over the mountains around Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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The "smoke" is actually a mist created by a combination of the respiration of the trees and moisture coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. When this warm, moist, heavy air strikes the mountains, it condenses and contributes to the water supplies on the mountains.
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Dwarf crested iris grow from the base of a tree in Townsend, Tenn.
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Black bear cubs wait for their mother while foraging for food near the Sugarland's Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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A black bear sow keeps an eye on her cubs near the Sugarland's Visitor Center.
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Dogwoods bloom near the Methodist Church in Cades Cove.
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A cemetery behind the Methodist Church in Cades Cove.
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The Noah "Bud" Ogle Farm on Cherokee Orchard Road.
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Middle prong of the Little River near Townsend, Tenn.
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