Karen, Lucky you getting to visit the Smokies every year! I fell in love with the Smokies on my first visit back in the mid 70's. We used to go once a year but haven't been in four years now and I don't know when I will ever get a chance to visit the mountains again. I love the Blue Ridge Mountains too. This is a shot taken in fall of 2005 from the Hendersonville N.C. area:
