Tag: mining

  • Stones of Old

    Hiking along the Laurel-Snow Trail in Dayton, Tennessee, I enjoyed taking photographs of these stones of old – remnants from… read more

  • Quarry Hike

    Quarry Hike

    This photograph was taken while hiking through Ijams Nature Center, in Knoxville, Tennessee, at an area known as Meads Quarry.… read more

  • Shots From the Trail

    These photographs are available for sale on prints and other items, seen here – The Little River Rapids photograph was… read more

  • Treasure Hunt

    Located several light-years from Earth, a remote planet housing precious gemstones scattered on a sandy surface also maintains an unusual… read more

  • Found in the Forest

    Found in the Forest

    While hiking the Laurel-Snow Trail in Dayton, Tennessee, morning sunlight crested the high gorge, streaming into the forest upon this… read more

  • Nemo Bridge

    Located along Emory River in the Obed Wild And Scenic River National Park, in Wartburg, Tennessee, Nemo Bridge is an… read more

  • Off the Beaten Trail

    Leaving the Laurel-Snow Trail to climb a hill and step into the forest, I stepped back in time 100 years.… read more

  • Ijams Nature Center

    These photographs were taken while hiking at Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, including Mead’s Quarry Lake and The Keyhole: read more

  • Ijams Nature Center

    Yesterday I visited Mead’s Quarry Lake, part of the Ijams Nature Center, a 315-acre park along the Tennessee River in Knoxville, where… read more

  • Historic Structure

    Railroad Trestle This black and white photograph was taken at Richland Creek, near Dayton, Tennessee, and features the structural remnants… read more

  • Entrance To Mine

    The Laurel-Snow Trail Located on the Cumberland Plateau near Dayton, Tennessee, hikers on the Laurel-Snow Trail will encounter several remnants… read more

  • Nemo Bridge

    Nemo Bridge

    Prints available. The Cincinnati Southern Railway was built across the Cumberland Plateau here at Nemo in the 1870s. It became part of the Southern Railway system… read more

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