Happy Fourth of July – Happy Birthday, American

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Fourth of July – an American Celebration from Richard Atkinson on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday, America. Scenes from around America set to music by the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Bands.

I wanted to put something together to help celebrate our country. We are truly a divided country so maybe for just one day we can lay aside our differences and celebrate our country for being exceptional. Hopefully, everyone reading this feels the same.

All photographs were taken and copyrighted by Richard ‘Dixie’ Atkinson. The photos are located in various galleries at: Photographs by Dixie.

This is a basic repeat of my last years July 4th blog post.

Beartooth Highway in Montana

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Beartooth Highway, Montana, photography

I traveled the Beartooth Highway some years back. However, the primary trip was to Yellowstone National Park and I stored these images away for a rainy day. Well the rainy day finally arrived.

Scenes along the Beartooth Highway – a National Scenic Byways All-American Road (US 212) between Red Lodge, Montana and Cooke City, Montana just northeast of Yellowstone National Park and north Cody, Wyoming. These were just posted to the Americana Gallery on my photography website. The scenes below show a fisherman hard at play trying to get his catch of the day as well as different plant life and landscapes.

These and other images of Americana can be seen on my website at Photographs by Dixie. These images can be found in the Americana Gallery.

Fall Colors in the Great Smoky Mountains

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I recently made another trip to the Great Smoky Mountains to try to capture the Fall Colors. Here are a few that I manage to take during the last week of October and the first week of November 2013. Additional images from this trip may be found on my web site at: Photographs by Dixie

Early morning mist in Cades Cove

Early morning mist along the ridges above Cades cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park looking towards Hyatt Lane from atop a knoll along Loop Road. Hyatt Lane is below mist in the foreground of this photograph for those who are familiar with Cades Cove.

Early morning mist in Cades Cove

Early morning mist in Cades cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park looking back towards Hyatt Lane from atop a knoll along Loop Road. Hyatt Lane is lost in mist to the right front in this photograph for those who are familiar with Cades Cove.

Fall Colors along Little River

Little River in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Little River Road between Townsend, Tennessee and the Sugarland Visitors Center.

 

Early morning mist in Cades Cove

Early morning mist in Cades cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park looking back towards Hyatt Lane from atop a knoll along Loop Road.