23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Smoky Mountain Stream

This is a stream located in the middle of the Smoky Mountain National Park, taken in October. I was hiking down a trail and came to this stream near a picnic area. The weather was typical of a fall day in the Appalachian mountains with a cool northern breeze blowing through the reddish yellow leaves of autumn.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Smoky mountain national park, Tennessee, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5DS R
Copyright: © Patrick OConnor