By the Side of the Road ~~ by tennesseecowgirl
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I took this yesterday, in an area here called Cades Cove, which is about a 30 mile drive from where we are, but a lot of that turns into mountain roads so it probably takes me about 45 minutes to get here, it was so cool up in the mountains that it felt like fall, had a few quick down pours of rain, but then it cleared up and turned into a beautiful day. I saw this deer by the side of the road so I pulled over, and quietly got out of my car, and got lucky because she never ran off, just keep eating so most of the time I couldn’t get a good shot because the grass area around her was so high, but it was thrill to be that close, I do not have a big zoom on my camera, so I am actually about that close to her. Hope you enjoy as much as I did taking these.
Cades Cove was once known as "Kate's Cove" after an Indian chief's wife. The Cove drew the Cherokee Nation back again and again by it's abundant wildlife and good hunting. Later, Cades Cove's wildlife drew European descent frontiersmen to make it their home. They and their offspring cleared the fertile valley floor and built farms to sustain them. The pioneer's families lived in Cades Cove for many generations before the cove became part of The Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Today, Cades Cove is still as full of wildlife as before but draws not hunters, but millions of Smokies visitors. Below is more information about Cades Cove if you are interested. if you are interested.
Cades Cove web site Showing my colors
Comments (49)
BessieB
Excellent capture, really beautiful
SapUS59
stunning image, awesome !!!
pjd1961
What lucky day you had Lynell. Very nice photograph.
awjay
super
skyla824
lovely shot..
virginiese
Wonderful shot well composed !
rockstrider
Great that you had your camera handy - looks like everythig paid off superbly on that day! Superb capture and clarity!!
emmecielle
Sweet image! :)
Alz2008
Beautiful image, excellent well done..
fredster66
Very sweet and beautiful photo.
Hedepo
A very sweet capture of this beautiful deer!! Well seen and done!! Have a very nice evening Henk
MrsLubner
A slender head, long and narrow with big brown eyes, thin lithe legs and a squared body...a true treasure and design for survival. Stunning shot.
Ac-Dc
it´s so cute, lovely.
tallpindo
The gentle grass seedheads are a whisp of sparkle for her.
JeffG7BRJ
How lucky are you? These type incidents in the UK are as rare as rocking horse droppings and hens teeth combined. Superb capture Lynell. Bravo!!!!!
lil_t
What a great capture, she's lovely... very sweet indeed! :)
danob
Excellent wildlife shot!
busi2ness
It's a lovely capture and excellent POV. I bet the whole drive was an excellent opportunity to photograph scenes like this. I would love to see more of this expedition.
GBCalls
Excellent! My wife took some nice photos there. One day I will visit too.
moonrancher
Awwww. Wonderful photo. Love those deer. A totally different coat than the ones I see here, too!
Cytisus
Awesome capture, it took a while because I am a slow reader but a very interesting history of the area from the web site you linked to Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! would give a 10 if I could!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jocko500
wonhderful to get this close. cool shot
MrsRatbag
Lucky you! She's beautiful, those long eyelashes....excellent image!
mbz2662
Super shot! You must have been very stealth to get so close. I can just imagine you slowly and quietly moving in on the deer.
Iceshark39
Fantastic capture and an incredibly lucky shot! Beautiful deer.
babuci
Excelent capture.
annie5
You're very lucky..a super shot! Beautiful :)
DarkStormCrow
Excellent capture...
LudyMelltSekher
Hello my dear friend,What a beautiful and excelent photography,Super Wonderful!!! Congratulations!!! A million stars **** Have a marvelous Wednesday.Luminous blessings.Ludy.
magnus073
Truly a spectacular capture Lynell, really excellent work my friend.