Fall In the Cataloochee Valley - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC 

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Absolutely. He's the reason that we have a promise of eternal life, so we want to give glory to Him.

Truly a beautiful area. It's great, that you got to see the elk that close.

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Yes, is a beautiful place. Would've been nice to have met you when we were all there at the same time. Thanks for watching.

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I see the sign about moving the rocks- Ive wondered about allll these painted rocks etc on Etsy and all the rocks in landscaping etc and have actually wondered about the effects of people taking rocks home. Lol I mean, I’ve done my share of it coming up here- not so much from a river- but still. It was just the first sign I’ve seen addressing the rocks and I think it was for the salamanders, but anyway, funny thought I’ve had. Ive wondered about that house color also. Im assuming the park found paint chips and matched it. Many colors fade and oxidize over time and I wonder if that color was originally a darker color. Or even a green. Would have most likely been a dark green. I know in the fabric dyeing and using natural pigments, as the age, they can change to almost an entirely different color spectrum. Just food for thought that I had. Im sure the park looked at paint chips, but I wonder how far they took the research from there.

I don’t have an arch yet either! Have y’all built one yet?!?! Lol Shoot… my house is probably the size of half the upstairs lol Yes all that milled lumber and all that was a nice house back then. I’ll have to look that place up one day. I need to ride over there. Seems like there was a spring house next to that house but I could be confusing it with another Place. Ive often wondered about taking the road from Cosby. I saw it on the map and assumed it was a dirt road. I wondered if it was open and possible to go that way. I also wondered if it would be worth it, if there’s anything to see on it along the way. This was a great video

Yes, the Fall is probably the most beautiful time to go there. We decided we wanted to make a Fall video there, months ago. We had gone once before, 2 years back, and loved it. And yes, we want to also use our channel to glorify God and give the Gospel, and standing in a cemetery is a great time to do that. I did a Gospel presentation back in December, when we were in Los Angeles, standing at the grave of Don Knotts. We had visited Westwood Village Cemetery there in LA, and saw the graves of many famous celebrities. I told Shawnasi there was no way I was going to pass up that opportunity to talk about life, death, and eternity. Not sure if you had subscribed then, but it was back in December.

@@cumberlandquiltchic1 I think you are correct, because there was a white building that we could see over in the woods next to the house, and I do think there was a spring there. We took the road from Cosby once. I'm glad to say we did it, but it was very long, and I think we'll just come in from Maggie Valley from now on.

I live just down the road from where you are.The Great Smoky mountains are beautiful ❤️

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It's a rough road, that's for sure.

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There may still be some lingering color in the lower elevations by then. Hope you get to see some.

If you are into photography and the trees have shed their leaves check out the ground under the trees. Very often the ground will be covered with those colorful leaves and that makes beautiful photos. 🙂🍁🍂

I would hate to have met a road grader on that road. I can't imagine. Just meeting another vehicle is bad enough.

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Lol...Yes, I'll have to work on that arch. My wife's dad is also buried on top of a hill, in a small cemetery. But not as steep as this one.

I hope there will still be some color left. I know they've had some wind since we were there this weekend, and some freezing nights. The drive in was actually more colorful than in the Valley itself. I hope you still get to see lots of it. Let me know how it is when you go.

It’s hit or miss every year for us! Once you plan a vacation around leaf color, your locked in! 😀

@@pamcamp1396 That is true. If the color in Cataloochee is not what you are hoping for, I would suggest riding through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Highway 441. You have a wide range of elevation there, and you are bound to see peak colors somewhere. Once you get up high, the colors will be past peak, of course. But you should go through some very colorful areas on the way up. And maybe even consider Cades Cove, as it's lower elevation than Cataloochee. Hope Cataloochee still has some great color, though.

If you are talking about the pathway at the end of the parking lot, which is as far as you can drive, we only walked out there a little ways to take some pictures. We did not hide to the house. I didn't even know there was a house out there.

@@NCMemoryMakers Yes, and it is a beautiful hike. We went there just this past Saturday. It's the Steve Woody house. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataloochee_(Great_Smoky_Mountains)#/media/File:Steve-woody-house-cataloochee.jpg

Thank you. It's a beautiful place.

@@NCMemoryMakers me and my Wife was just watching earlier and we never been in that area but next time we will and the Elk beautiful animals

@@dpmart3275 There are a lot of elk in that area. The best time to see them, is in the afternoon or evening. The road getting in there, is pretty rough. But it's a beautiful place once you get there.

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@@tracykimsey7145 I can imagine that would be tough pulling a trailer like that. That road is already pretty narrow. Glad you were able to make it.

Yes, he did.

That could be the reason. It just looks to me, like it would be harder to get the bodies and the headstones up that hill. This one was especially steep.

Cataloochee Campground

Thank you. Sounds good.

This was October 16th, 2022.

@@NCMemoryMakers thank you

They're actually are home places in the valley, though. They are not necessarily in the lowest areas, but they are not up on hills, either. I'm not saying they shouldn't elevate the cemeteries a little bit. But I don't know why it was up such a steep incline. This one was incredibly steep, and I would imagine it took some doing to get the bodies and the headstones up there.

@@NCMemoryMakers I grew up in the mountains of East KY. People there don't consider the climb to be a problem. They love the view and think it's a beautiful place for the cemetery. Sure, there are homes in bottom areas, but people know what floods and won't build there.

That particular day was comfortable, to be late October. I don't remember it being cold, per se. But it wasn't warm, either. I would say upper 50s, maybe.

Roaring fork road motor trail was beautiful

@@phyllistrantham9274 Yes, Roaring Fork is beautiful. As far as Cataloochee, we came in Cove Creek Road, right off of Interstate 40, near Maggie Valley.

@@tomsimpson5317 This is a very beautiful and peaceful area. I hope you get to visit soon.

@@NCMemoryMakers are there any jobs there? Id love to move there. I was in Georgia before I had to move back to California

This past weekend

@@NCMemoryMakers Thank you!

@@joels3659 You're very welcome

@@NCMemoryMakers Going to be there in a few days. Hope there is color left.

@@joels3659 There will probably be some, but we've had 2 freezing nights, and some wind. I'm afraid that may have taken some of the leaves off the trees. The drive going in to Cataloochee was actually more colorful than Cataloochie itself. Hope you get to see some nice color.