"WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES...."

 Well, more like 8 days instead of one, but I just love Billie Holiday's version of the title I used.  :-)  The color has been quite wonderful this fall in particular, and while I don't have any ACA news to share, I figured I'd post a ton of pictures since I haven't done that in a while.  Click on any pic to enlarge it.

It was astonishing the difference in the color shift as seen from a pull-out above Maggie Valley heading up to Soco Gap:

Sunday October 9, 2022

Sunday October 16, 2022

And the 10-9-22 Hunter's Moon (aka Blood Moon) was gorgeous but hampered by clouds...but not for a 2-minute window where the moon was in the clear and big and orange before it went more white later in the night.  I set up near the pool area at Lake Junaluska and was not disappointed:

10-09-2022 Blood Moon

...and more pics from the area

...and Elk from Cataloochee Valley

Bull EH2

Bull EH2

Bull EH2

Young male

EH2 with tongue out

Bull from another harem (no ID)

Bull in repose

Yearling female

Bull EH2

Motherly duties

Bob