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One of the nicest things about our resort in the mountains? Beautiful fall foliage right outside our door.
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We were a little past peak for this trip but it was still a lovely palette of color to wake up to.
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This quirky coffee house right down the road only opened the day we left which was disappointing. I haven’t been half baked in decades.
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First day of our trip? We drove…
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Here.
There.
Wherever the leaves took us.
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And if you’re driving with my husband that means traveling on some pretty obscure back roads. Often ones that turn to dirt.
Miles and miles, up and over mountains where there’s nothing but glorious foliage, nature….
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Bear warnings….
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And a randomly placed portapotty.
( Spellcheck kept changing this to portal Otto. I may have missed a prime Tardis opportunity there.)
Here’s a short clip of the splendor. Yours truly is announcing the sighting of turkeys on the left, repeatedly and quite loudly. I do this when I spot cows as well, though in the deeper audible resonance they deserve.
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Ah….
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I love fall!
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River's world..... 
Beautiful. Fall is the best!
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It really is!
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Oh very, very pretty! It would have been nice to be half baked just once more before you left. lol.
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Even after peak season the color is worth a look.
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That’s gotta be one of the cleverest coffeeshop names I’ve ever seen!
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Shame we couldn’t try it.
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I do love that Half Baked & Fully Brewed name. I am going to ask my wife to start making announcements whenever she sees turkeys and cows while I am otherwise occupied at the wheel. I have a feeling this will never happen around here, but if she starts to practice now it may come in handy if we ever get up there. Oh, and bears too. I do want bear warnings as well.
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I have only given three bear announcements, and both were in the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. But I’m all for your wife practicing. If cows and turkeys aren’t available you can lower the bar and call out woodchucks and skunks.
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And squirrels…although there’s never enough warning to evade those suicidal squirrels.
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Nope. Squirrels are too plentiful to be worthy of announcement. This goes for pigeons and chipmunks as well.
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I know I am being a buzz killer, but fall reminds me that summer is on its deathbed …
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I have a friend who feels the same way. She prefers spring, but up here that just means mud.
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Those leaves are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Also, that coffee shop looked so cute.
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Fall is my favorite time of year.
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Mine too.
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It may be past peak, but it’s still gorgeous.
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Wow. SO gorgeous! There are days when I feel half-baked, but I believe that is just a natural occurrence for me.
How would anyone else know they’re there if you don’t say COW when you see one?
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Exactly. Announcing cows is almost a public service….
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