Ricardo at Metcalf Bottoms 1

On the 27th of September, Ranger Ricardo attended a picnic at Metcalf Bottoms with his family. This lovely place is located about six miles east of Townsend in Blount County, Tennessee within the northwest quadrant of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

In this image, captured by family member Allison Tuck, Ricardo is seen inspecting the waters flowing down from Round Top Mountain near the border of Blount and Sevier Counties. Hopping a few rocks finds him looking accross the crystal clear stream.