Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Title: Misty Mountain
Location: Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
Description:
On an October morning in Cades Cove, dense fog fills the broad valley and rises to partially obscure the surrounding ridges, leaving bare hardwood trees as dark silhouettes against a backdrop of drifting mist. Captured during a period when low-lying clouds enveloped the valley floor and gradually ascended the slopes, this image reveals the quintessential atmospheric conditions that define the Smokies in early autumn. The pervasive fog transforms the familiar contours of the cove into a landscape of subdued forms and shifting boundaries, where the interplay of mist and woodland creates a scene of quiet isolation and atmospheric depth.