2002'S
FALL COLOR PROGRESSION: NOTE: Last Updated: 10/13/02 Folks...We Are
***STILL*** Noticing Little To No Changes In The Colors Whatsoever So Far...We
Haven't Really Got The Cold Nights And Clear Sunny Days... It was 71
degrees at 4:00 this evening when we shot the picture for the Cosby
Overlook...If things don't break, it may be late October or possibly
early November for colors to peak at this rate??? See for yourself
below <smile>
NOTE:
We only shot the Cosby Overlook & The Gatlinburg Overlook today -
Sunday - October 13th, 2002 as when we arrived at the TN/NC State Line
it was all FOG/RAINY, will try again tomorrow.
Got
the others today - Monday October 14th, 2002 VERY LITTLE
CHANGE.....
MORE
Photos taken 10/18/02 still very little change....
Saturday
- October 26th, 2002
OK...We ARE seeing some colors (mostly yellows some orange/red) even
though its very foggy/cloudy today, we did get a glimpse of sun shining
on a ridge far off and it is starting to get pretty.....we are NOT
experts but gut feeling is next Thursday - Friday - Saturday &
Sunday (starting 10/31?)ought to be beautiful! We will try and get some shots
tomorrow if the sun peeks through.
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* Click HERE for a BONUS
picture taken of parking area of Cosby Overlook *
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(Main Cosby/Foothill Overlook Pictures don't show colors well as it was
very foggy/cloudy) Clingmans/TN Line fogged completely in.
Saturday
- November 2nd, 2002
It's
appears to be a 'different' type of fall colors. There are some
trees that a bare, (Most high elevations) and there are some trees that
just the very outer edges are starting to turn. In the higher
elevations, it seems like the leaves are turning from green, to yellow,
then brown or falling off (very LITTLE reds). In the lower
elevations we are seeing some yellows, oranges, some trees are just
starting to turn, some reds, and occasionally a tree that has no leaves
left (we did have some hard rains/high winds)
To
sum it up, we may not have as brilliant reds and oranges as in some
years past, BUT there appears to still be possible a week till some of
the late bloomers hit full color, so unless we get a hard rain, the next
7-10 days still look good. NOTE: It has been completely overcast
for the last 7+ days, MAYBE the sunny days and COLD nights may
kick in he reds and oranges. There was so much white at the top of
a mountain near Cosby this afternoon it look like it snowed or at least
a hard frost. Click
HERE For some icicles near Clingman's Dome Brrrrrr.
SUNDAY
- NOVEMBER 10TH, 2002
It's certainly been
a weird fall colors. If you look at the Dollywood welcome center
tree behind the train, it's bare BUT there are still some trees that are
JUST BARELY starting to turn? Click
here for a tree near the Old Mill in Pigeon Forge. Clingman's
Dome & TN/NC state line was fogged in and raining, Pigeon Forge had
nearly clear skies, you could see a 'ridge' of clouds following the
mountains! Anyways, the 'oranges' and 'reds' are just stating to
come out in some areas...there are mostly yellows and browns at lower
altitudes, I personally most of the lower areas may peak by this weekend
coming up (11/15/02) Just my opinion.
