Couple enjoying a weekend at a mountain cabin near Bryson City, NC

Shopper at Shirley's Boutique, Dillsboro, NC

View from a deck at "The Sanctuary" a vacation rental at Cherokee Mountain Cabins, Nantahala, NC

Holiday lights in Whittier, NC.

Hikers at Indian Creek Falls, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Bryson City, NC

Morning coffee at
Stag Crossing, a
vacation rental above
the Nantahala Gorge near
Topton, NC

The Kruger Brothers
performing at the
Stecoah Valley Cultural
Arts Center, near
Robbinsville, NC

Innkeeper serving
guests at a Bryson
City Country Inn

The 'Barn Cats' performing at Music in the Mountains in Bryson City, NC

Fourth of July fireworks
over the old courthouse
dome in Bryson City, NC

Guests at the Folkestone Inn Bed and Breakfast, Bryson City, NC

Pottery for sale at the Artists House Gallery, Bryson City, NC

Ron Thompson, a wood turner,
at work in his studio, near
Bryson City, NC

Motorcycles navigating the curves of the 'Dragon' at Deals Gap — famous for its 318 curves in eleven miles.

Santa's Workshop at
the annual Christmas
Luminaire festival,
Dillsboro, NC

Owner Ron LaRocque
with customers at his
Bryson City Wine Bar
and Coffee House,
the Cork and Bean.

Photographed for 'Postcards
From The Smokies'.

Friday night lights at the Swain County High School, Bryson City, NC.

Photographed for 'Postcards From The Smokies'.

The Stallard family,
owner-innkeepers of
the Stoneridge Inn, a bed
and breakfast near
Lexington, Virginia

Shopper at a Bryson City, NC store.

Cherokee artist Margaret
Wakefield in her studio.

Shoppers at the 'Old Clampitt Store' in Bryson City

Photographed for 'Postcards From The Smokies'.

Patio dining at a restaurant in the Smoky Mountains.

Dining room manager
and head chef of a
Smoky Mountains restaurant.