You'll have to be really high to see the colors

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October 09, 2007

You'll have to be really high to see the colors

Oh, calm down. I'm referring, of course, to local TV weatherman Brian Smith's post today on where one can see autumn colors, and how much:

Here is the latest from the USDA Forest Service:
IN TENNESSEE and NORTH CAROLINA

Below 2,000 feet elevation; less than 10%
Between 2,000 and 4,000 feet elevation; 5% (spotty at lower elevations)
Above 4,000 feet elevation; 75%

Good Viewing Routes:

(SOUTH CHEROKEE NF)
Cherohala Skyway: The Skyway travels along U.S. Highway 165 from Tellico Plains, TN to Robbinsville, NC. This route offers spectacular views all along the way. The elevation of the highway reaches 5,000 feet in several locations.

(NORTH CHEROKEE NF)
TN. Hwy 107 from Cocke County to Unicoi County.
Houston Valley Area
Paint Creek to Hot Springs, N.C.
TN. Hwy 107 from Del Rio to Round Mtn. and to I-40

The area's deciduous tree population is undoubtedly on strike, to some degree, due to the extreme drought conditions.

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