This is where I spent my fourth of July. Yes, Independence Day is the holiday celebrating our Independence from Great Britain. But my holiday was spent declaring freedom from technology and society. On this day, I knew nothing else except friendship, sweat, rain, and the unbelievable seclusion and scenery of the backcountry of the Smokies. I hope I can spend every Fourth of July the same way.*I will be sharing quite a few more images from my four day backpacking trip on my facebook "like" page soon, as well as behind the scenes images of myself knee deep in the cold stream... in the zone. Check out my page here.
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Today, I head to the Smokies. As soon as I arrive, I will backpack with two of my best friends for four days and thirty miles. The last time I backpacked in the smokies was in 04', and we got caught in an incredible storm... Check out the story here:I will be away from July 1st - 7th. My assistant Carissa will be answering time sensitive emails while I'm away.(This image was created on the first morning of that trip, just after sunrise. My feet were ankle deep in the stream while I made this on Fujichrome Velvia 50, converted to BW in post)
