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Watauga Lake (above). Park along Wilbur Dam Rd., in eastern Tennessee, heading towards
the TVA Watauga Dam Visitors Center at a small pull-off. Look for the wooden sign that
reads "Big Laurel Branch Wilderness, Cherokee National Forest." Follow the Appalachian
Trail up the mountain for 5.1 miles to the Vandeventer Shelter, for stunning forest views
and views out over Watauga Lake.
Photographer Joshua Moore, who
lives in Church Hill, Tennesee, knows
his area's part of the Appalachian
Trail just about as well as he knows
his cameras. His work has been
published by National Geographic
YourShot, Shutterbug Magazine, B
& H Photography and many others.
He is also a volunteer photographer
for the National Park Service, and
conducts photography classes. Learn
more at joshtmoore.com
Once we looked at a few of his shots
of the trail, we asked him if he'd
match up our favorites with directions
to walk to where he found the shots.
Enjoy the photos, consider the treks.
Beauty Spot (left). From Erwin, follow TN 395 (Rock Creek Rd.) to Beauty Spot Gap Rd, to
the Beauty Spot Parking area. Beauty Spot is 30 yards from where you park and you can
follow the A.T. from there into the Roan Highlands. Beauty Spot, along the North Carolina/
Tennesse line, is a bald that offers up stunning views of the Roan Highlands.
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