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Cherohala Skyway ride. October 2016

An early morning ride to the Smokies to the Cherohala Skyway.

The Cherohala Skyway was completed in the fall of 1996 after planning and construction for some thirty-four years. It was North Carolina’s most expensive scenic highway carrying a price tag of $100,000,000. It winds up and over 5,400 foot mountains for 18 miles in North Carolina and descends another 23 miles into the deeply forested back country of Tennessee. The road crosses through the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests thus the name “Chero…hala”.

The first light of the morning on the Cherohala Skyway. It's truly a beautiful calm drive. Just the right level of intensity for a leisurely drive or ride.

One of the many curves as seen in the morning light from a lookout

My early attempts at playing with colors to convey my happiness at the colorful background against the gloomy fog of the morning

We made a family trip to the Smokies in October 2016. I loved it and then followed up with a solo drive later in October to capture sunrise.

This was when I had my Nikon D750.

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