Great Smokies

Following fall color as it dips south, California Fall Color’s expat spotter Alena Nicholas left the upper midwest (Minnesota) to explore the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.

Autumn is Near Peak in Gatlinburg where Hazel alder, Sugar maple, Striped maple, Black oak, Sweetgum, Black maple, Scarlet oak, Red maple, Birch, Dogwood, Sourwood, Tulip poplar and hickories are decorating the forest.