I had heard about fall colors in North Carolina a lot and have made a couple of trips to Grandfather Mountain and the Smokies in the past but only this time I witnessed the beauty and vividness of its colors.
Charlotte is a beautiful city with a lot of green cover and need less to say a great weather. In the months of September - October, fall season sets in and the green cover of the trees starts to turn into a mixture of bright yellow, orange and rusty red. Its wonderful to gaze at the beauty and the color of just one leaf or a tree but its absolutely breathtaking to see an entire mountain range painted in these colors.
Its important to go at the right time, if you go too early (Aug-Sep) you will find it all green or if you go too late, like I did last time in November, when it was worse as most of the leaves had fallen off or had turned brown by then. The best time to go is in mid October I suppose.
I am not a big fan of Grandfather Mountain, which is probably just a destination...the real fun is to drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway... which I believe is the most beautiful road in America during the fall season. This is the right time for that convertible or even better to roar on those curvy roads in a Harley.
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