Probably few mills anywhere have been photographed
as many times as the Cable Mill in Cades Cove.
The John P. Cable grist mill in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was built around 1867 and although it was restored in the 1930s it is still mostly original. It is the only survivor of the six or seven mills that over the years ground grain for the settlers of the Cove.
We were in Cades Cove on a day trip a few weeks ago; the first time we had been there since 2015 when we spent a few days looking for a bear for Louise. You can read about our most recent trip here.
The Cable Mill, along with the Visitor's Center and the Gregg-Cable House, built in 1879 as the first frame house in the Cove, are at the east end of the valley, about halfway along the Loop Road.
As one of the most popular features in the Cove, the mill has no doubt been photographed many millions of times, including a good number of photos made by me on previous trips. Many of those millions of photos are probably better than this one of mine from our most recent trip, but I'm sure there are some that are far worse; so I offer it with no apologies. It's an old mill; I photograph old mills. So here you are.
The mill photo was made with a Fujifilm X-T20 camera and the Fujinon XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OIS-II lens. Light, precise, and a great carry-around combo.
Photograph and text copyright 2022, David B.Jenkins.
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Dave, Cades Cove looks like a lovely place to visit, you were lucky to live near such places.
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ReplyDeleteThe Cove is beautiful at all times of the year. Fall would be the best time, but the place is so overwhelmed with leaf-peepers you would be lucky to even get in the park. But the leaves are still on the trees in early November most years and traffic slacks off somewhat, so you might be able to get in on a mid-week day.
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