Tampabay.com reader Joe Leone shared some cool photos with us -- via his Facebook page -- from a recent North Carolina vacation. Leone spotted a "big, big, big elk" one night during the trip. "I was around 30 feet from this beast and barefoot. No running away for me."

 See the chip? Leone took this photo in Ruby Falls, Tenn.

Here's a fish spotted in the Ruby Falls Cave.

This photo was taken in Rock City, Ga.

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