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Mouse Creek Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina. The hike up Big Creek Trail was lovely on this cool morning in the mountains.

Moss covering the base of a tall oak tree on the Big Creek Trail at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. This area is such an amazing place filled with wonderfully diverse flora and fauna.

A split boulder next to Big Creek at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. Make sure to watch your step when exploring rocky areas in the summertime. We saw quite a few snakes on our adventure up the Big Creek trail.

A large exposed boulder next to the Big Creek Trail at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina.