Rapids and waterfalls with lichen covered rocks on Laurel Creek near Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park on the Tennessee side.

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Rapids and waterfalls with lichen covered rocks on Laurel Creek near Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park on the Tennessee side, on an overcast summer day.

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Size: 5401px × 3601px
Location: Great Smoky Mountains NP, Tennessee, USA
Photo credit: © Janice and Nolan Braud / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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