Mist in the Cataloochee Valley, North Carolina. October 20, 2010.
This is my post for the Scenic Sunday meme, which shares beautiful scenes from around the world. To see more Scenic Sunday posts, or to join and show your own pictures, click HERE.
I posted about the elk we saw in the Cataloochee Valley of the Smoky Mountains a couple of weeks ago. But our visit to the valley was scenic for more reasons than the elk. The morning of our visit was foggy and misty, which showed one explanation for the name of the mountains surrounding the valley.
The picture above was taken at the meadow along Ranger Station Road where we saw the largest herd of elk. The picture is looking east past the meadow.
This second photo is taken from another meadow on the same road. This meadow is past the Caldwell House and this photo looks northeast.
The southwest view from the same meadow gave this picture of the mountains amid mist and clouds .
Tags: Mountains, North Carolina, Scenic Sunday, Travels
Senior Moments 
November 7, 2010 at 10:54 pm |
Oh, I love the mist and fog mixing in with the gorgeous colors of fall! Such beautiful mountains! I would love to visit there! Marvelous post and photos, as always, George! Hope you have a great week!
Sylvia
November 7, 2010 at 11:07 pm |
George, the first photo is just amazing, with the mist and fog. It looks like an amazing painting to me with its muted colors. Just GORGEOUS photos!
November 7, 2010 at 11:21 pm |
It’s so beautiful there – It would take hours for me to drive through, cuz I’d have to stop every couple hundred feet or so to take a picture!! Heheheee
November 7, 2010 at 11:59 pm |
They should have named them the Misty Mountains or The Foggy Mountains. Spookily beautiful photos, rather haunting.
November 8, 2010 at 2:54 am |
Great scenic shots. I love the last one with the red meadow. They are super shots when enlarged. Can you make them bigger on your post?
November 8, 2010 at 4:47 am |
Really beautiful photos George. I enjoyed these so very much.
November 8, 2010 at 7:36 am |
It is hard to beat those views.
November 8, 2010 at 8:24 am |
Oh I love foggy mornings like that in the mountains George. So pretty and peaceful.
November 8, 2010 at 8:45 am |
Fall colors and lingering mist. gorgeous shots, George.
A truly beautiful area. MB
November 8, 2010 at 9:09 am |
That lingering mist really adds an element of softness to this scene. It’s simply lovely and could be an old oil painting! Thanks for visiting mine. Enjoy the day George.
November 8, 2010 at 9:19 am |
I can almost feel that mist on my face now!
November 8, 2010 at 12:41 pm |
Truly gorgeous! I love North Carolina. Elk! I’ve never seen one and now I know I must make the trip northward back to the mountains and search for them! Found you on Scenic Sunday and am glad I did – I’ll be back!
November 8, 2010 at 1:44 pm |
I love images that have mists/fog in them. They are so magical to me. Have a lovely week ahead. Regards to Betsy.
November 8, 2010 at 5:27 pm |
I almost posted pictures like yours because I think they are so beautiful.
November 8, 2010 at 6:24 pm |
The mist and the fog are a perfect setting for a scary movie….and good one. 🙂
November 17, 2010 at 1:38 pm |
I love any picture with mist/fog, but am really partial to the mountains of East Tennessee, North Carolina area.