Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander
Eurycea wilderae

Near Johnson City, Tennessee. May 22, 1998.
 

Surprise awaits in the least likely places sometimes.  A small rivulet next to the road can sometimes yield a brighter jewel than all the day's junkpiles combined.  Such was the case this day, and this was the jewel.

Below is a wilderae found in the Smoky Mountains.