Newfound Gap - Fall 2008

These fall color photographs were taken October 2008.

This year I returned to Newfound Gap, one year and one day later. The leaves were gone. The bright colored tree above had no leaves. The Gap had snow about 8 - 10 days earlier, and my speculation is that the snow brought the leaves down. Two weeks later I was at Campbell Overlook (a mile or so down the mountain toward Gatlinburg) and the leaves were the prettiest I have ever seen there. Kind of supports my snow theory for the top.

These were taken at sunrise. When I go for the fall colors, I want to be there when the sun comes up, sometimes arriving while it is still pitch black.

I hate that the Gap didn't show these gorgeous colors again this year,

but there is always next year.

Splash of color on this rainy day

I know it will be a while before we get back around to this season, but I just had to post some color on this rainy, dreary, cold winter day. The top 2 photos were taken at Newfound Gap. All 3 photos are in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Love the 'smokies' appearance, it makes me feel like I am at home.

The last photo is along the road somewhere in the park. I can go right to it, but don't know what that are is called.

I am suppose to be working on disk for the photo assignment job I went on yesterday.

Guess I better get to it.

Fall in the Smoky Mountains

Fall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is always beautiful no matter what part you are visiting.

The top 2 photographs were taken from Newfound Gap close to sunrise.

Notice those 'Blue Ridges' in the 2nd photo.

The last photo is along one of the many roads in the park.

A reminder of nicer weather than we are experiencing right now.

Newfound Gap - Skywatch Friday November 21

These photographs were taken on October 22, 2008 at Newfound Gap in the

Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

At the same location as my Sky Watch photos last week, just an hour later.

Can still see why they are called the GSMNP the blue ridge mountains.

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Newfound Gap at Sunrise - Skywatch Friday November 14

All four of these photographs were taken at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in southeast USA. They were taken between 6:37AM and 6:50AM on October 22, 2008.

You can see where the park got the nicknames of the Smokies and the Blue Ridges.

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