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    Ala. leaf watchers will fall for autumn's showy colors
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    The majority of visitors come from Alabama from Birmingham south, while Mississippi, Louisiana and the Panhandle of Florida make up the bulk of the remainder. "When you're coming from Louisiana, Mississippi and other parts of Alabama, these are the first mountains they come to ... In Florida, they can go east and west and find sand, but they have to go north to change what they see. Actually, Florida is in our top five every time we poll." That's not to say those numbers hold up during the current economic distress, which has caused the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association to bring its outreach program closer to home. Full Article at Montgomery Advertiser
    When you're coming from Louisiana, Mississippi and other parts of Alabama, these are the first mountains they come to ... In Florida, they can go east and west and find sand, but they have to go north to change what they see. Actually, Florida is in our top five every time we poll.
    SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 3 weeks ago
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Ala. leaf watchers will fall for autumn's showy colors
  1. This particular part of north Alabama is host to both the Southern and Northern hardwood deciduous trees, which gives us a real advantage
    SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 3 weeks ago
  2. If you're doing long-distance shots, like from the canyon rim, environmentally clear days are much better
    SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 3 weeks ago
  3. I think I would get off the interstate at exit 431 in Gadsden and follow the signs to Lookout Mountain
    SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 3 weeks ago
  4. On the other side of the state, of course you have the Natchez Trace Parkway, which is very scenic ... The combination of trees is very similar. Of course, it's not as mountainous as northeast Alabama. Highway 72 all across north Alabama offers a lot of scenic vistas. And you can take Highway 65 up the ...
    SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 3 weeks ago
  5. If you want to shoot waterfalls, you need a tripod ... And shoot on one-quarter of second (shutter speed). That gives you the nicest, wispiest water, but it has to be on a tripod. You can't handhold a camera at less than a 30th of a second. Also, you don't need to overexpose fall foliage. A lot of times...
    SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 3 weeks ago
  6. For our region, our business is great within a 150-mile radius ... You get outside 150 miles and we're seeing that business drop off. From 150 to 250 miles, we're down probably 40 percent, so we're concentrating on those people inside that 150 miles.
    SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 3 weeks ago
  7. That's what surprises people when they come here ... They say, 'We went through Vermont and it's no more colorful than here, and I always heard it was.' I tell them we have variety whereas Vermont is mostly maple and that's all you see. So, in this part of the state, our colors are equal to or better th...
    SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 3 weeks ago
  8. And you also have the opportunity to take in Noccalula Falls, Desoto Falls and the falls at Little River Canyon. On the other side of the state, another excellent stopover would be the Bankhead National Forest and Sipsey Wilderness Area. You should have beautiful colors over there for a couple more week...
    SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 3 weeks ago

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