The View From Balsam Mountain

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On our trip to Maggie Valley last month, we took a side trip off the Blue Ridge Parkway to Balsam Mountain in North Carolina. This is the view of the Smokies from Mile High Overlook along Balsam Mountain Road.

Blue Ridge Sky

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Betsy and I go to the Blue Ridge Parkway to enjoy the beautiful views of the mountains. But sometimes the sky and clouds say, "Forget about the mountains -- look at us!"

The Sequatchie Valley

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This picture of the Sequatchie Valley was taken from an overlook on Signal Mountain near Dunlap, Tennessee. The morning was misty and rainy, but the skies had started to clear when I took this picture. The Cumberland Plateau was still shrouded by clouds.

Floor Show Iris

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This iris, Floorshow, began blooming again last week. We've enjoyed these iris in the Spring and now we're enjoying them again -- at least until we get our first frost.

Shute Cove Overlook

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The Cherohala Skyway between North Carolina and Tennessee travels through the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee and the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina. The numerous overlooks, this one is Shute Cove in North Carolina, provide wonderful opportunities to enjoy autumn color.

Red Leaves

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Although many of our leaves are now off the trees, a few weeks ago these red leaves told us that Summer was really ending.

Sorta Spooky

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I didn't take this picture on Halloween, but I did think of Halloween when I took it a couple of weeks ago. The water beads on the spiderweb seemed to call for a monochrome picture, so this is what I got.