Hi Randy,

Yeah, the cove was a mess, wasn't it? Thursday was the day I decided to "take off from work" and spend with my wife. If I return to the area, I will go in low season and spend time down in the Cherokee National Forest along the Blue Ridge Parkway. There appears to be a huge loop in that area that probably has some wonderful areas.

I only saw one other guy with a 4x5 the whole week, and when I drove psst him, he was photographing lichen on a large rock right on the edge of the road on the way to the cove.