Everything was just starting to turn colors

As we fall into autumn on our leaf peeping tour.

Just to get it out in the open - I managed to blow and entire day away

of photos that I took going through the Cherokee Nat'l Forest.

And didn't that just annoy me.

Since we continued on through the forest

I managed to get a few more.

Some color - some old structures and dramatic skies.

Enjoy!

Dramatic skies seem to follow me wherever I may roam.

Headed for the NJ Hills

It's been busy here and we've been out and about....

So we've hung with my brother/sister in law which has been fun.

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Hung out with the grands and had dinner.

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Met some of Tom's old stompin'  buddies.

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Drove 3 hours ONEWAY over parkways and turnpikes and highways

to see my BFF from high school up here.

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Since I was sensing a pattern here, when we headed

for the hills I grabbed my camera.

By way of Princeton and Thomas Sweets ice cream.

Took this through the top of the jeep that was fortunately down

and love how it turned out.

Of course this tower was on the Princeton campus.

Very historical and stately.

The ice cream was de-lish - I didn't get a blend

because the choices were overwhelming.

I settled on vanilla fudge - my go to.

After that we took to the hills of NJ and drive-by photos.

 The poles are annoying.

But pretty structure all the same.

 Jersey gets a bad rap, but out in the hills there's

alot of beauty going on.

 Spruce Run Reservoir.

 This is the ruins of an old church built in 1774.

How cool is that.

We're having a big Labor Day shindig and people expect cameras.

In my defense, if there is one,  it was really

nice to just visit and not turn things into a photo op.

From Crown Point through Vermont

Crown Point is a beautiful park and LOOK!!!

a lighthouse - 

Very ornate and beautiful!

I'm sparing you the 2934572975394 photos I took.

You're welcome.

 Evidently the British occupied this grown at one time.

There's also surrender flag - that I didn't get a pix of

but to let you know its all American now.

 Crushin' on barns and farms.

Dramatic skies with an old RR depot.

 

A couple of beautiful churches....

On the road again...for the 2016 Summer Tour

And that means dicey internet and drive-by photos!!

These range from Georgia through South/North Carolina,

Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey

as we traveled the back roads.

Love the structures as we flew along.

Currently in NJ headed to upstate New York. 

More Mountains and Structures AND Clouds Oh my

Don't they make you swoon.

This is our run through Idaho, Utah and Arizona.

Things changed constantly.

The sky, the clouds, the mountains, the terrain.

And my setting :|

The majority of these are what I call "drive by" photos.

No stopping - because as you see we'd never get where we're going.

The mountains are amazing, the layers and layers

are wild - and around every corner something to take your breath away.

Wyoming, Montana, Idaho

Meet Kateri, a golden eagle that's part of the raptor

experience at the Cody Museum in Wyoming.

Put this museum on your bucket list.

It is absolutely amazing - acres and acres of western

memorabilia and guns - every manufacturer, make and model

and a lot of Buffalo Bill's personal effects.

 Then we were on our way back to Idaho to

get our steps fixed - A shout out to Eagle Rock RV who

took excellent care of us - going the extra mile for customer

satisfaction - You ever need help with your RV - take it there.

 Love old buildings.

 And abandoned mines.

 The story.

 A stained glass window of a house as we

blew through Red Lodge Montana.

 Every turn is stunning.

 How cool is this.

 And mountains look like they were painted in.

We ended up at Moose Creek RV camp - a dry camp

along a rushing river - its one were you

are rolling down the road and there it is - and

you pull in - with senior discount it was $7.00 to camp.

If not $14.00 per day.

Seriously folks - and the atmosphere, scene is beautiful.

It was cold and a storm blew in - and we happened to befriend

a female camper who was camping in a tent.

Very interesting lady, we chatted and had dinner together while waiting

for the storm to blow over.