A friend has now arrived in The Great Smokey Mountains National Park, and found quite chilly morning temperatures. I’m wondering how this will affect the color of the foliage so I decided to put up my pretty, but not peak, foliage pictures before I see hers. We were quite happy with our taste of fall, but I might be jealous once I see her pictures. I’m sure it’s a lovely place to visit in any season, but displaced New Englanders seem to miss the fall display more than any other season of the year.
I know we tried more than once to get the morning clouds sitting in front of the mountain views. This was my only successful attempt.I had a polarizer filter on the camera for this picture. It will help enhance the sky, or so I was told. To be honest my iPhone pictures were just as good. I find that annoying in a way, like using the phone is cheating since it does all the work. But it is a more expensive camera than my Canon, so why am I surprised?These are from Clingman’s Dome, just the parking lot level, we didn’t climb to the observation tower. I will find out what I missed when my friend posts her pictures since I know she’ll be up for the climb.I would look at a view and think how pretty it was, and then if I looked again I thought it was prettier the second time. Hence so many similar pictures.From one of the observation stops along the drive through the park.Every stop was beautiful when shared with a friend and while enjoying perfect weather.Endless views as you drive through the park.Those hillsides will be so gorgeous soon.Another stop for lunch with a rocky stream to photograph.There are many waterfalls in the park but most of them requite an uphill hike to get there, so we didn’t attempt them. But this little one was right on the roadside.I imagine that there are times that a lot more water is tumbling down that hillside.
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Another winner! Supposedly the color is late but in the meantime the days get windy and leaves are falling everywhere! Love the gorgeous mountain views❤️
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Another winner! Supposedly the color is late but in the meantime the days get windy and leaves are falling everywhere! Love the gorgeous mountain views❤️
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Thank you!
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