Early September 2015 provided another opportunity to visit Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. While traveling the eleven mile scenic loop road around the cove, we turned down the one-third mile gravel road that leads to the Primitive Baptist Church in the cove.
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| Fields and mountains from the scenic loop road |
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| Cobb Ridge and Pole Knob (4364') |
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| Parking area and front of the church |
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| Interior of the church |
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| One of eight glass windows |
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| Tipton, Oliver, Wilson, and Sparks headstones are visible here |
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| An overview of the cemetery and rear of the church |
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| Mr and Mrs Shields are buried at the edge of the cemetery |
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| Russell Gregory grazed cattle on his namesake mountain each summer |
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| Another well known family name in the cove |
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| The Tree (about 800 feet beyond the Methodist Church) |
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| Clearing skies |
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| More fields and mountains |
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| Looking back at the scenic loop road along the base of Rich Mountain |
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| Poisonous Jack O'Lantern Mushrooms growing on a roadside stump (Omphalotus illudens) |
No entrance fee is charged at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The park website is http://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm.
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