Weather: low 42 degrees, high 72 degrees, clear skies
The weather in this area has been nothing short of spectacular since we've been here. Is there a chance it will stay like this the rest of our visit? We hope so!
This morning, we decided we would make another effort to find some better fall colors than what we've seen so far. Our search took us to the west of Maryville for the most part, with one little side trip north on US 411 between Maryville and Sevierville. That little jaunt rewarded us with a couple of things that stood out. The first is this beautiful church.
Then, this beautiful picture of what we have been looking for. Check out the color.
I've written about how we like the fall decorations up here. This is another example of what we see along the road.
The preceding pictures were all taken while we were on the road between Maryville and Sevierville. We saw several other scenes that would have been great to share, but the road is narrow with a lot of traffic, so we couldn't find places to pull over safely.
When we left Maryville, we meandered down to the southwest, eventually ending up at the beautiful TVA reservoir, Fort Loudoun Lake. The lake and dam were finished in 1943, and are used for flood control and electric power production. The lake is about 50 miles long. Here's a picture of the lake near the dam, with the Smoky Mountains in the background.
We found a few more pictures near Lenoir City that were good enough to keep that showed the fall colors. Here's one that Carolyn took that showed an interesting angle.
Eventually, we made it into Lenoir City, a nice older town near Fort Loudoun Lake. By the time we got there, we were getting a little tired, so our get up and go was just about gone. After driving around the older part of town, which was the most interesting part to us, we headed back home. From our first impression of Lenoir City, it looks like a place we'd like to explore further when we're not so tired. You can bet it probably won't be in the winter, with the older part of town having some really steep streets. We can only imagine how hard it would be to drive on those streets when there's ice or snow on them.
Here's a final picture, showing the downtown area of Lenoir City.
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Decatur, Alabama: City Of Opportunity
Not all who wander are lost.
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