Smokies description

Smoky Mountains

Townsend, TN

7:00 Wednesday evening, April 14, through 1:00 Sunday afternoon, April 18, 2010

Join us for springtime in the Smokies. Spring brings wildflowers, budding trees, and rushing mountain streams with moss-covered boulders. In addition, we will photograph a Smoky Mountain sunrise, mountain vistas, pastoral landscapes, and pioneer buildings. A list of the locations we often visit are listed below. Plan on spending about 80% of the time out photographing. The remainder of the time will be spent on lectures, slide shows, demonstrations, and critiques of participant's prior work. The workshops will be based at the Talley Ho Inn in Townsend, TN, the “quiet side of the Smokies.” Harold Stinnette often joins us as a co-instructor to ensure individual attention and add variety to the workshop. We have a provision for non-participating friends and spouses who would like to join us in the field and for meals. Nearby Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge provide a variety of shopping and sightseeing experiences. We can arrange airport pickup for our out-of-town participants who elect to fly into the Knoxville airport on Wednesday and out on Sunday afternoon.This popular workshop fills quickly so early registration is advised.

Fee: Single Occupancy: $1345-1445, Double Occupancy: $1225, non-participant staying with a participant $700 ($1925 combined fee)

Deposit: $200. Limited to 12 participants (13 if the last to register is a couple)

Includes:

4 nights single occupancy lodging (double occupancy available)

Continental breakfast each morning (4 breakfasts)

A full hot meal each day (4 meals)

Snacks and drinks in the field

Instruction and instructional materials and more.

Does not include:

Transportation to the workshop, other meals, and other personal expenses.

The following are sites that we often visit. Please be flexible, however, we may make adjustments based on weather or group interests.

Cades Cove (Road construction around the Loop Road will not allow us to visit Cades Cove this year. However, we will have the opportunity to visit other pioneer buildings.)

· Pioneer cabins and other old buildings.

· Pastoral scenics

Newfound Gap Road

· Chimneys Picnic Area: stream, wildflowers.

· Overlooks: mountain vistas

Tremont Area

· River with moss-covered boulders, waterfalls and cascades, wildflowers.

Foothills Parkway

· Sunrise location with layered mountains, often with fog in the valley.

Greenbriar Area

· River with interesting boulders & rock formations, wildflowers.

Little River Road