Big South Fork - Twin Arches

Cummins Falls

Fall Creek Falls

Smoky Mountains

Some adventures from the past month ✨
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Hiking in the in the Big South Fork State Park on the Honey Creek Loop
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Daddy, look what I can do….weeeee
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Nature’s artwork showing off its autumn palette before winter’s arrives. #FallVibes #NatureLovers #AutumnMagic #IntoTheWoods #WanderMore #ExploreNature #GoldenHourGlow #ForestColors #PeacefulMoments #NaturePhotography #tennesseestateparks #tennessee #bigsouthfork

Hubby and doggo in Devils Cave in the Big South Fork area, TN
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A creek cuts through the Cumberland plateau of northern Tennessee.

Honey Creek Overlook in Autumn. Oct. 2023

📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

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A large slime mold that closely resembles a brown koosh ball toy.

An absolutely insane slime mold, possibly Stemonitis splendens, aka the chocolate tube slime.

📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, KY

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A small tuft of gray, finger-like mushrooms sprouting inside of a hollow stump.

Xylaria polymorpha, commonly known as dead man's fingers.

📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky

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A long sandstone arch, ending in a dark alcove, stretches through a thickly forested area of Appalachian Kentucky.

Yahoo Arch, Daniel Boone National Forest, June 2025.

📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky

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A narrow waterfall drops over a large sandstone alcove in the forest of Appalachian Kentucky.

Yahoo Falls, Kentucky's tallest at 113 ft/34.4 m.

📍Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area

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A light-colored mushroom with a tall, thin stem grows among a thick carpet of moss and decomposition.

Hymenopellis radicata (?), commonly known as the deep root mushroom.

📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, KY

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Vibrant autumn trees are on display from within a large stone alcove.

Peering out from an alcove along Honey Creek. Oct. 2023

📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, TN

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Streams of water trickle over a wide, horseshoe-shaped waterfall deep in the lush green of an Appalachian forest.

Princess Falls on Lick Creek, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. Sept. 2022.

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A large, gray sandstone arch interrupts a hardwood forest in the early stages of transition to autumn colors.

Natural Arch, a 100 ft span of sandstone in southeast Kentucky.

📍Daniel Boone National Forest

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New Year's Day Mail Run: Big South Fork's Mountain Bike Tradition The New Year's Day Mail Run at Big South Fork, where mountain bikers brave winter on 8-35 mile trails honoring historic postal carriers.

Happy New Year – Now Grab your Mountain Bike & Brave the Big South Fork Mail Run radnut.com/big-south-fo...
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