Yesterday we spent the day driving north of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway, today we'll head south towards the Smoky Mountains. Living in Southern Utah, we don't see fog or fog banks so it was quite a sight for us. It turned out to be a beautiful day, we enjoyed some spectacular scenery and historical buildings.
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| The morning started out foggy in Asheville |
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| Fog Bank over the French Broad River Valley |
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| The Pisgah National Forest |
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| Once we started heading west it cleared up |
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| We were thankful for no traffic |
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| All together we drove through 25 tunnels |
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| Yay! The Great Smoky Mountains |
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| Mountain Farm Museum |
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| The house was well built and the perfect size . . . if only I'd been a pioneer! |
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| The peaceful Oconaluftee River |
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| Mingus Mill built in 1886 uses a water-powered turbine |
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| Even though Clingmans Dome was closed for repairs, the 1/2 mile walk up was worth the views |
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| Great views all the way down the path |
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| The blue haze of the Great Smoky Mountains comes from the water vapor and hydrocarbons given off by the trees |
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| Newfound Gap, the Appalachian Trail (AT) crosses here |
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| You can't see them, but there are most likely people hiking the AT right now |
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| On the road again . . . |
