IF you enjoy changes in weather, you need to come to TENNESSEE..... George and I traveled over the Smoky Mountains (between Gatlinburg and Cherokee, NC) on Wednesday, 11/7/12, headed by way of the scenic route to Asheville, North Carolina.
It was a fabulous day to be in the Smokies ---and we captured LOTS of great pictures along our way.... Sit back and take the trip with us!!!! Remember to click on the photos for enlargements!!!
The above picture was taken from the bypass overlooking Gatlinburg ---with Mt. LeConte in the distance (covered with FOG).... There were still some beautiful Fall colors in the lower elevations also...
Here is a great photo of some of the colors still showing off for us on this November day.
Late Fall is one of my favorite times to come to the Smokies. Many of the trees are bare--but the ones left with leaves are still showing off their beautiful colors... Do you like this photo as much as I do????
Now you surely are not surprised as to what we encountered on our way UP the mountain!!!!!! Lots and lots of FOG.... Oh how I love fog photos. Do you???
Another picture showing fog along the creek; There's just something magical about fog (or mist--or whatever you call it)!!!!
The higher we went, the colder it got ----AND guess what we encountered next????? SNOW!!!! (This old woman was a happy girl!!) OH--how I love seeing snow around the Rhododendrons...
We even had to stop and talk to Mr. Snowman (which someone else had left for us)!!!!
After that came the beauty of snow..... There's just nothing more beautiful than seeing snow clinging to evergreens.... Wish you could have been there. (Roads were clear!)... The scenery was marvelous!!!!
I love seeing snow clinging to the tree limbs like that.... It was AWESOME.
The higher we went in elevation, the more snow we saw. They had gotten this snow the night before, so we got there at a perfect time! AND--it was 'spitting' snow when we were there. Beautiful photo, don't you think?
AND---when we got to the top of the mountain at Newfound Gap, here is what we saw. That tree is really weighted down with the snow!!!!
FINALLY, we got over the mountain into North Carolina.... Soon--all of the snow was gone!!!! AND---the SUN was even trying to come out.... Isn't that an interesting picture---especially when comparing it to the snow pictures above??????
OH MY GOODNESS..... Life in the Smoky Mountains is ALWAYS enjoyable --no matter when we are there.... This particular day, we were treated to all kinds of weather.... Hope you enjoyed our day!!!!
Have a great weekend, and I'll see you on Monday...
Hugs,
Betsy
