Monday - Tuesday, October 26-27, 2020

From audacious (sorry Dollywood, maybe another trip your glitter will look more inviting) to awesome...the quiet and glorious shifting of nature from her summer green dress to her austere winter garb ready for whatever winter has to offer.  This will be a difficult posting because we took so many pictures that we struggled to present our favorites.  I think I will try to show you the amazing and varied autumn colors that then transition to the naked limbs of winter.  All had beauty.  We saw all this variety as we traveled through The Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway in the  Appalachian Mountains for two days before we landed in Danville, VA for Tuesday night.  The changes in altitude were enough to show how the trees change with time, temperature and altitude.  At the lower elevations the trees were still showing their color while at the higher altitudes all the leaves had dropped.  There were miles and miles of this beauty.