This would be a fantastic drive if not for the 45 MPH speed limit the entire 469 miles that the parkway stretches. Extremely pretty road the entire distance though. This was taken early in the morning near the Cherokee end of the parkway. Traffic is very light before 9a.m. in the morning, so setting up...
Spooky, eerie mists My last trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains was an overnight trip. I headed up to get afternoon and sunsets photos, then woke real early for some sunrise shots. The morning this picture was taken it drizzled off and on for a good three hours. Pockets of drizzle or rain would come...
A lot of the overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway overlook large swaths (swatches, groups??) of trees. At this stop I walked down about 40 feet into the trees and was bathed by the yellow light from the afternoon sun filtered through the oak trees. In this area there are so many that is looks...
The Blue Ridge Mountains are still covered in green even in early October. A few trees have started succumb to cooler weather and shorter days. Technically fall, but this year we have had a long, warm, and dry late summer / early fall. This was taken at the Devil’s Courthouse, while safely behind the rock...
I took this on my second trip up to the Blue Ridge Parkway a couple weeks ago, specifically to catch the fall colors. In the south we’ve had some weird weather that wasn’t good for the brilliant colors normally seen up in the mountains. This image was taken just after the sun went down. I’d...
