Fall Color Update for the Smoky Mountains
October 13, 2014 After a cold spell hit the Smokies during the first weekend of October, Newfound Gap and Clingmans Dome are boasting vivid reds and yellows! The cold spell, however, also brought some high winds, so many of the leaves along the last half of Clingmans Dome Road fell. Higher elevations are still showing a good amount of green, so that means there’s a chance for much more color throughout the coming weeks of fall! Waiting on the low elevations While the higher elevations are beginning to change, the lower elevations still have several weeks before they transform. The