On Saturday, we visited Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The leaves have already changed color and are starting to fall off the trees in the mountains, but it's still a beautiful site to see. It was a clear day with hardly a cloud in the sky, so we decided to drive up to the highest point in the Smokies, Clingman's Dome.
We then climbed the steep half-mile walk to the observation tower and were able to see more than 100 miles in each direction because of how clear it was, which is rare since it's often quite cloudy at 6,643 feet. It was the perfect day for such an experience.
The road to Clingman's Dome is closed Dec. 1-March 31 due to the winter weather. It was a cool 35 degrees up there Saturday afternoon, and we saw ice and some snow since it had rained the night before.
The above photo shows Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge down in the valley. Look for the small white structures, and those are the towns, which tells you how high up we are!
This is what Gatlinburg looks like from a bit closer. We stopped at an overlook on the Gatlinburg by-pass on our way back home.
The shots below were taken while driving through the park.
Just another reason why we LOVE living in this gorgeous area!
2 comments:
Beautiful! Down here in FL they're saying it's going to warm up again tomorrow. No good!
Wow. I was up there three times, always hoping to get that exact view, but I was never lucky enough:))) At least I know this marvelous view does indeed exist.
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