We met up with Tiffany & Michael at the Historic Scott Mansion to go over finial details for tomorrows wedding. These two are going to be a lot of fun to work with & we can’t wait to get started in the morning. The Scott Mansion is a beautiful historical southern style plantation home located east of Athens in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. Jonathan & Brooke did an amazing restoration to this bed & breakfast home and we look forward to working with them.
Short on day light we hiked up to the Greenbrier Trail (3.1 miles) via Laurel Falls trail head located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Once passed Laurel Falls (1.3 miles) it’s really a nice short day hike. As almost no one hikes pasted Laurel Falls. At the 2.5 mile mark you will find yourself surrounded with huge virgin timber that I don’t think you could even wrap your whole body around. A note of warning… this area is very active bear country. I find myself coming across young bears 2 out of 3 times during even hikes.
Beautiful Fall foliage highlighted by the evening sun just south of Laurel Falls.
This past Sunday we met up with Jena & Owen for an engagement session at the beautiful Whitestone Country Inn located in Kingston, TN. These two were amazing throughout the day and we extending the session into the evening.
Down on the farm for the 2nd half of our session!
We finished up the day at Calhoun’s restaurant overlooking Ft. Loudon Dam in Lenoir City.
Enjoy the preview & we look forward to your December wedding at Whitestone Inn.
About Whitestone Country Inn:
Whitestone Country Inn sits on an amazing 360 acres overlooking Watts Bar Lake in Kingston, Tennessee that includes a beautiful Bed & Breakfast Inn, a Wedding Chapel, relaxing spa and all the outdoor activities that you would expect in a peaceful setting. Whitestone staff uphold the highest standards for their guest and it is always a pleasure to photograph on the grounds.
Mt. LeConte has always been my favorite point to hike to for the past thirty (30) years or so. So when my daughter who was born a natural runner starting taking up hiking with me at the age of four (4). I knew our short term goal would be for her to top Mt. LeConte [third highest peak in the area at 6,593 ft] without assistance. The only hard part about getting someone her age to do… keep her from trying to skip her way to the top. I failed.
Madilyn via Alum Cave at Mount LeConte for the first time!
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Additional images from a past trip to Mt. LeConte: Dec. 2009