In late October 2022, we returned to one of our favorite places in the world, Cades Cove, to see the autumn colors. The Cades Cove Loop Road is a one-way eleven-mile paved lane that encircles the valley known as Cades Cove.
We arrived too late in the day to hike the Abrams Falls Trail, but we did stop at the trailhead and observed Abrams Creek for a few moments.
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| John Oliver Cabin below Double Mountain and Cerulean Knob |
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| Gregory Ridge |
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| Pole Knob and Cobb Ridge |
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| Another view of Cobb Ridge |
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| Thunderhead Mountain (center) behind Anthony Ridge (left) and Leadbetter Ridge (right) |
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| Tater Ridge |
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| Mowed fields |
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| Another view of Cobb Ridge |
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| Another view of Anthony Ridge and Leadbetter Ridge |
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| Red leaves and brown fields frame Cobb Ridge |
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| Abrams Falls Trailhead kiosk |
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| Pedestrian bridge over Abrams Creek |
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| View upstream from the bridge |
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| Low flow below the bridge |
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| A small ripple |
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| Still water above the bridge |
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| Looking back at the bridge from the Wet Bottom Trail |
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| View downstream from the bridge |
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| Abrams Creek from the Abrams Falls Trail |
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| Deer grazing in a field |
There is no entrance fee at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. However, a parking fee will be levied beginning March 1, 2023. The fee will be $5 for a daily tag, $15 for a seven-day tag, and $40 for an annual tag.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park website is https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm.
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