Last week we spent 4 days in the Smoky Mountains. We hit Cades Cove every morning and didn't see much wildlife. We were starting to wonder if we would ever see a bear. On our last evening in the park we encountered a traffic jam in the cove and knew right away what that was. It was close to sunset and getting dark - very challenging with the 70-200mm and 2X extender. Got a few acceptable shots and this was my favorite:


