A sliver of sunlight reaches a a single stone under an overhang along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

Morning golden hour along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

The early morning sun peeks through the trees along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

Hemlock trees grow on top of a boulder along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

A hiker pauses to admire the view on an aluminum footbridge along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

Well maintained stone steps lead up a hill along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

A hiker climbs some stone steps along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

Early morning light filtering through the canopy of hemlocks along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

A man sits and ponders on a ledge atop a waterfall along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

A small quaint waterall on the creek gurgles along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

A small stream trickles down to the creek along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.