Temporary Billboard
This picture was taken at Clingman’s dome in the Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee this past weekend. We don’t have money for an actual billboard, so I had to make due and carve our website address into the frost that accumulated on the pathway up to the dome. Hope you enjoy!
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