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Traveling Through Fall

Another shot from the great fall colors along Newfound Gap Road. I had an amazingly productive 30 - 60 minutes in this spot, getting several shots of the road t...
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Another shot from the great fall colors along Newfound Gap Road. I had an amazingly productive 30 - 60 minutes in this spot, getting several shots of the road that I really like. It definitely doesn't hurt to have the best fall colors I've ever seen lurking above the road! I just drove this section a few days ago; without leaves, it's hardly recognizable. It's amazing how different the seasons are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Now I've switched to trying to wait for good snow fall on the high peaks. Whenever I see the right forecast, I'm getting a backcountry permit for Gregory's Bald, Spence Field, or Mt. Leconte, and then hoping for the best! That's the advantage of being a graduate student right now- the flexibility to just bail on school for a few days when the forecast looks right (even easier now that I'm not taking any more classes!).
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