Scenic Sunday: Autumn on the Skyway

Autumn color on the Cherohala Skyway between North Carolina and Tennessee. October 25, 2009.

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Autumn in the mountains of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina can be absolutely beautiful.  This time of the year Betsy and I thoroughly enjoy driving the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Cherohala Skyway.  We don’t make great time on our drives because we stop at every opportunity to enjoy the color, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Red and gold leaves of autumn. October 25, 2009.

These pictures, taken from my archives, show what autumn looks like along the Cherohala Skyway.

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11 Responses to “Scenic Sunday: Autumn on the Skyway”

  1. Ms. A's avatar Ms. A Says:

    Beautiful!

  2. Sylvia Kirkwood's avatar Sylvia Kirkwood Says:

    Gorgeous colors and such terrific captures, George! Wow! Stunning!

    Sylvia

  3. Happyone's avatar Happyone Says:

    A beautiful time of year.

  4. Sandra's avatar Sandra Says:

    the second one is almost a painting by monet, just not his colors. beautiful

  5. The Incredible Woody's avatar The Incredible Woody Says:

    Love, love, love the colors of fall!

  6. Neal's avatar Neal Says:

    Gorgeous…I love those pictures!!!

  7. Ruth Hiebert's avatar Ruth Hiebert Says:

    I love those vibrant reds.

  8. MB's avatar MB Says:

    Super color. I love this time of year too. We have color in the mts too but because of so many conifirs we have lots of green too.
    Isn’t it fun to just meander along instead of hurry up! hurry up!. MB

  9. Rose's avatar Rose Says:

    Oh, my those trees are gorgeous!

  10. Linnea's avatar Linnea Says:

    It’s beautiful George! Most of our colors here are shades of yellow and golden. There are some red tones in the liquid ambers trees. So far it seems like autumn hasn’t really gotten started yet. It’s still warm and balmy and none of the trees have lots their leaves yet! Thanks for your visits!

  11. Sartenada's avatar sartenada Says:

    What colors George! The red color in the first photo is awesome!

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