John Munno Photography

05/30/2026

Cades Cove Loop Road-One of the highlights when visiting Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Lots of wildlife viewing including deer and bears and scenic views of the valley and Smoky Mountains.

Cades Cove Loop Road Review-Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Te...

05/29/2026

Elkmont Campsite Review and points of interest. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee.

Elkmont Campground Review and points of interest-Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

05/29/2026

Cades Cove Campsite review and points of interest at The Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.

Cades Cove Campsite Review and points of interest in The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee

05/29/2026

Smokemont Campsite Review of Great Smoky Mountain National Park, North Carolina and the two sides of Great Smoky National Park the Tennessee side vs. the North Carolina side.

Smokemont Campsite Review. Great Smokey Mountain National Park, North Carolina

05/29/2026

Some more Elk from Great Smoky Mountain National Park, North Carolina.

05/29/2026

Elk in a meadow with surrounding forest. Great Smoky Mountain, National Park, North Carolina.

05/28/2026

Seeing 20 black bears on my trip to Great Smoky Mountain National Park was a treat. Another treat was seeing over 50 Elk. Elk once lived in the Smokies until they were hunted to extinction. Wildlife efforts reintroduced 25 of them to the park in 2001 and another 27 in 2002. Today there are around 200 in the park. This has been a huge success not only for the Elk but also the land as Elk through their grazing habits help maintain the meadows and open land that is much healthier for wildlife in general and the Smokies ecosystem. I enjoyed spending time with these majestic animals and look forward to sharing many photos soon. Stay tuned.

05/27/2026

More black bears from Great Smoky Mountain National Park

05/26/2026

Great Smoky Mountain National Park is home to the largest black bear population on the east coast. The park is estimated to contain 1900 black bears which is 2 bears per square mile. Of course I was excited and hopeful to see some black bears while in the park. It turned out I saw over 20 black bears in a week. Most were in meadows of Cades Cove. The distance between me and the bears and the high meadow grass made it really challenging to photograph. Here are some of the bears with cubs I was able to capture.

05/17/2026

Panorama of the Great Smoky Mountains from the road to Kuwohi Peak