“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.”
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Of all the places I visit time and time again, Roan Mountain is a location that
“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”
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I was never much of a morning person before I became a photographer. Early on, I learned that in landscape photography, early morning light and late afternoon light are often
“Adults follow paths. Children explore. Adults are content to walk the same way, hundreds of times, or thousands; perhaps it never occurs to adults to step off the paths, to creep beneath rhododendrons, to find the spaces between fences.”
― Neil Gaiman
Each year, at this time, I feel compelled to take my camera to Roan Mountain State Park to photograph the rhododendron in bloom. Due to other scheduled activities, I did not think that I was going to be able to make it this year.
For the past few days, I have seen posts from friends who were heading to Roan Mountain to photograph. I talked myself into believing it would be fine for me to miss out on a trip to Roan during the rhododendron bloom
Just After Sunrise
One of my favorite places to roam and to photograph is on Roan Mountain. Roan mountain is located on the state line of Tennesee and North Carolina. A wonderful panoramic map of the Highlands of Roan can be found here: http://www.mappery.com/map-of/Panoramic-Map-of-Highlands-of-Roan-from-NC. This map was created by Polaris Cartography.
Whenever we go to hike or photograph on Roan Mountain, we enter Roan Mountain State Park. From there, we head to
