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.

Tags: Autumn, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, Tennessee

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

Ms. A Says:
October 23, 2011 at 11:35 pm | Reply
Beautiful!
Sylvia Kirkwood Says:
October 24, 2011 at 12:11 am | Reply
Gorgeous colors and such terrific captures, George! Wow! Stunning!

Sylvia
Happyone Says:
October 24, 2011 at 6:12 am | Reply
A beautiful time of year.
Sandra Says:
October 24, 2011 at 7:23 am | Reply
the second one is almost a painting by monet, just not his colors. beautiful
The Incredible Woody Says:
October 24, 2011 at 8:58 am | Reply
Love, love, love the colors of fall!
Neal Says:
October 24, 2011 at 11:39 am | Reply
Gorgeous…I love those pictures!!!
Ruth Hiebert Says:
October 24, 2011 at 1:38 pm | Reply
I love those vibrant reds.
MB Says:
October 24, 2011 at 2:40 pm | Reply
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
Rose Says:
October 24, 2011 at 8:30 pm | Reply
Oh, my those trees are gorgeous!
Linnea Says:
October 25, 2011 at 1:30 am | Reply
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!
sartenada Says:
October 28, 2011 at 3:38 am | Reply
What colors George! The red color in the first photo is awesome!