Stairways To Heaven The Great Smoky Mountains is a photograph by Reid Callaway which was uploaded on October 9th, 2013.
Stairways To Heaven The Great Smoky Mountains
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Stairways To Heaven The Great Smoky Mountains
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Reid Callaway
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Stairways To Heaven......By Reid Callaway
Sunlight coming through the trees in the middle of the Great Smoky Mountains and appeared as stairways to Heaven. It made me think of Star Trek and "beam me up Scotty." If you ever drive along Hwy 441 between Cherokee, NC to Gatlinburg, TN you will see some ot the most beautiful landscapes in this great country of ours. Here the sun's rays were shining brightly through the thick trees, a tunnal effect from the growth of trees along the roadway. Stairways to Heaven...
The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee�North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, and form part of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province. The range is sometimes called the Smoky Mountains and the name is commonly shortened to the Smokies. The Great Smokies are best known as the home of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which protects most of the range. The park was established in 1934, and, with over 9 million visits per year, it is the most-visited national park in the United States.
The name "Smoky" comes from the natural fog that often hangs over the range and presents as large smoke plumes from a distance. This fog is caused by the vegetation exhaling volatile organic compounds, chemicals that have a high vapor pressure and easily form vapors at normal temperature and pressure.
The Great Smokies are part of an International Biosphere Reserve. The range is home to an estimated 187,000 acres (76,000 ha) of old growth forest, constituting the largest such stand east of the Mississippi River. The cove hardwood forests in the range's lower elevations are among the most diverse ecosystems in North America, and the Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest that coats the range's upper elevations is the largest of its kind. The Great Smokies are also home to the densest black bear population in the Eastern United States and the most diverse salamander population outside of the tropics.
Along with the Biosphere reserve, the Great Smokies have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The U.S. National Park Service preserves and maintains 78 structures within the national park that were once part of the numerous small Appalachian communities scattered throughout the range's river valleys and coves. The park contains five historic districts and nine individual listings on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Reid Callaway
Thank you Robert for featuring my artwork in our group..... Your Very Best Photograph! 7/3/2020
Reid Callaway
Thank you John M Bailey for featuring my artwork in our group...Images That Excite You! 7/2/2020
Reid Callaway
Thank you Sharon for your kind words and for making this image one of your personal Favorites! 7/2/2020
Reid Callaway
Thank you John Bailey for admiring my artwork and for making this image one of your personal Favorites! 7/2/2020
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" Sharing on Twitter!
Reid Callaway
Thank you to the buyer from Des Moines, IA for the purchase of my image, “Stairways To Heaven” printed on a Tapestry (50" x 61")! May this image bring back wonderful memories of The Great Smoky Mountains and be a Blessing for years to come! 6/30/2020
Spencer McDonald
Outstanding work Reid. It is as if God is waiting on the road for us. Nicely captured and processed.
Reid Callaway
Kellice your appreciation of my work is appreciated much....Coming from you and know your quality work is very meaningful.... Thanks for the Watchlist following
Reid Callaway
Thanks so much Tina M Wenger for featuring my artwork in our group...Artists Best Five Artwork...
Reid Callaway
Thanks so much Marinescu Dan for featuring my artwork in our group...Premium FAA Artists