Tree's and Colors

Dudes and Dudettes! Wow, Sunday I was doing some volunteer work in the GSMNP, and was unable to access the trail I was scheduled to work on until after 9am, due to all the blow downs from the high winds over the previous 24 hours.

Visitors were backing up at the SVC by 8am, wanting to know when the roads would open.
Crews were out early Sunday morning clearing trees and had most of the park open by noon! Great work.
These pictures are from some hikes I've taken over the last few days. Peak colors are likely in the next week to 10 days.