If you like "Blue Grass and Country" music, then I would recommend going east to west and attend the "ChickenStock Festival" in Chicken. The 2015 festival will be the 12th and 13th of June this year. It is a great display of wonderful local talent.
If not interested in the music then I would recommend going west to east if leaving by early September because the colors will be much better.
If not interested in either the music or the colors, they either direction will work. We have made the trip east to west 3 times and enjoyed every trip.
