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Backroads and Byways – Balsam Mountain Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park | National Parks Traveler

If you’re looking for an escape from the traffic on the more heavily-traveled roads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, here’s a great option for the fall color season, or for a late spring or summer drive next year: the Balsam Mountain Road.

via Backroads and Byways – Balsam Mountain Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park | National Parks Traveler.

I came across a link to the above and found myself wandering through their site. If you have a few minutes, take a look yourself. They cover the entire Park System and not just the eastern mountains

Oconaluftee Visitor Center

© Great Smoky Mountains Association 2011. Old-time mountain music is an important part of the rich cultural history of the Great Smoky Mountains. Come listen to some of this historic music at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in this new video with guest video blogger Walter Wuthmann.Feel free to embed or link to our videos on your website or blog as long as you include this copyright notice: “© GSMA 2011. All rights reserved. ” and a link to our website: www.smokiesinformation.org.

Video of Fall 2009 in Western North Carolina

Here is a video from 2009 showing the fall colors of the Blue Ridge Mountains above Asheville. Hopefully it is just a preview of this years show.