Great Smoky
Mountains in Spring:
Cherokee, North Carolina
April 18-24, 2009
with Nancy, Les, Don and Linda Torbert (assistant)
$1250 – Tuition. Lodging and meals not included.
Deposit: $200 due to secure spot
Limited to 20 participants.
Contact: kris@naturaltapestries.com
This is a Photography with Heart Workshop, please click here for more info about these workshops.
The Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee/North Carolina are some of the oldest and most beautiful mountains on earth, and the national park that encompasses them is one of our national treasures: the highest mountains in eastern North America, nearly 900 miles of pristine flowing waters, and more tree species than in all of Europe.
In all, nearly 1600 species of flowering plants call the Smokies home; so it’s quite easy to see why someone once suggested that it be called “Wildflower National Park” instead. Whatever you might choose to call it, the very best word to describe it is magical, and in April the magic is about spring, light, water, and flowers. From sunrise to sunset, and all hours in between, there is a never-ending array of imagery to tantalize the eyes and quicken the heart. From early light and grand landscapes to clouds and close-ups, from flowering blossoms and flowing streams to receding ridges and riots of color, everywhere you look the beauty of the Smokies speaks calmly and clearly with a voice that cannot be ignored.
As if all of this were not enough, Great Smoky Mountains contains the largest collection of historic log structures of any national park, so the opportunities for historic architectural images are, likewise, extensive; and a cabin in the shade of a flowering dogwood is just another possibility among many.
If the notion of a spiritual experience comes to mind as you consider these descriptions, you have hit directly upon the essence of what makes this such a special place. The Smokies in spring is truly heaven on a slightly smaller scale.
Cherokee, North Carolina
April 18-24, 2009
with Nancy, Les, Don and Linda Torbert (assistant)
$1250 – Tuition. Lodging and meals not included.
Deposit: $200 due to secure spot
Limited to 20 participants.
Contact: kris@naturaltapestries.com
This is a Photography with Heart Workshop, please click here for more info about these workshops.
The Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee/North Carolina are some of the oldest and most beautiful mountains on earth, and the national park that encompasses them is one of our national treasures: the highest mountains in eastern North America, nearly 900 miles of pristine flowing waters, and more tree species than in all of Europe.
In all, nearly 1600 species of flowering plants call the Smokies home; so it’s quite easy to see why someone once suggested that it be called “Wildflower National Park” instead. Whatever you might choose to call it, the very best word to describe it is magical, and in April the magic is about spring, light, water, and flowers. From sunrise to sunset, and all hours in between, there is a never-ending array of imagery to tantalize the eyes and quicken the heart. From early light and grand landscapes to clouds and close-ups, from flowering blossoms and flowing streams to receding ridges and riots of color, everywhere you look the beauty of the Smokies speaks calmly and clearly with a voice that cannot be ignored.
As if all of this were not enough, Great Smoky Mountains contains the largest collection of historic log structures of any national park, so the opportunities for historic architectural images are, likewise, extensive; and a cabin in the shade of a flowering dogwood is just another possibility among many.
If the notion of a spiritual experience comes to mind as you consider these descriptions, you have hit directly upon the essence of what makes this such a special place. The Smokies in spring is truly heaven on a slightly smaller scale.