Autumn at Laurel Creek

A few nice mountain laurel images I found:

Autumn at Laurel Creek

Image by Frank Kehren
Laurel Creek near Laurel Creek Cascades, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Wildcat Mountain Civil War Battlefield

Image by J. Stephen Conn
Wildcat Mountain is a little known battlefield of the War Between the States, only recently developed by the National Forest Service. The battlefield is partially within the boundaries of the Daniel Boone National Forest, and partially on private land, about 7 miles north of London off US Hwy. 25. It is reached by a narrow winding one-lane gravel road which was a part of the Daniel Boone's original Wilderness Road.

The Wildcat Mountain position was considered crucial for each side during the Civil War. Union forces camped here at Camp Wildcat to prevent Convederate attack into the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. Confederates wanted to prevent Union advance into eastern Tennessee, where many citizens remained loyal to the Union. The battle fought here on October 20-21, 1861, was the first Union victory of the War Between the States.