Sunset on the Foothills Parkway

[cliffmccartney]

I believe this past weekend was the last gasp for good fall colors here in east Tennessee. By now there are more leaves on the ground than on the trees.

I went out to the Foothills Parkway on Saturday and Sunday just to get one more look at all the color. I ended up at the top of Look Rock (elevation ~2,700 feet) for the sunset.

#1 - There were still great pockets of color to be found:



#2 - Although it was sunny and bright on the parkway, it was raining on Clingman's Dome, about 20 miles away:



#3 - It was freezing cold and windy on Look Rock, but the sunset was worth it:



#4 - After hiking back down from Look Rock, as I was putting my gear back in the car, I looked over through the woods and saw this. Someone said that the point of light in the upper left is probably Venus.



Thanks for viewing!

Cliff

[Donald]

I love these sort of images with its muted tones.

A very nice set of images, Cliff. A good day out.

[cliffmccartney]

Thanks Donald.

[Stagecoach]

Cliff,

Fall colours are something we never see where I am so this is the only way I get to see them these days.

I too like images such as No 3 and also the simplicity of No 4, thanks for sharing.

Grahame

[cliffmccartney]

Thanks Grahame. I appreciate it.

[batmura]

Great photos, Cliff.

[John 2]

Nice set Cliff. I particularly like the contemporary feel of the third image.

[Karm Redland]

Cliff, really like your no. 3. It has an inky look that I find appealing.

karm

[davidedric]

Nice series, Cliff. Even better, I'm going to be on vacation in late May early June next year in that part of the world. Sounds like another place to visit