Once the sun was up, I spotted quite a few great scenes of mist still nestled among the ridge and valleys below the Linville Cove, just past the viaduct.
Black Bear in Dogwood Tree
A black bear hanging out in a large dogwood tree during a late winter snow shower.
Looking Glass Falls in Pisgah National Forest
I arrived here early in the morning time before the crowd come in order to have this place to myself and to capture my shots in peace, and I added the big log into the frame as a foreground element in which I believe made it more interesting.
Pastel Skies over Pink Beds at Pisgah
The moist clouds of an oncoming front combined with a low, but clear, horizon and a bright sun to render magic in the sky over Pisgah National Forest. From Cradle of Forestry Overlook at Milepost 411, looking out across the Pink Beds to Looking Glass.
Soco Falls, Milepost 455.7
Magnificent of the falls a person at the bottom. I was at the of the road taken with a Nikon D750 AFS 24-120 MM F4 ISO 1600 28mmF7.1 1/200sc
Aerial View of Looking Glass Rock, Milepost 417
Looking Glass Rock aerial photo along the Blue Ridge Parkway – © 2020 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions aerial photography archives.
Snow on the Face of Grandfather Mountain
When I was a kid, my parents would point at the profile of Grandfather Mountain and say, “Do you see his face? There’s his nose! See his long beard?” To this day, whenever I see a long-range view of the Western North Carolina mountains, I look for the Grandfather’s face. This view is from Foscoe, […]
Snow Covers the Linn Cove Viaduct, Milepost 304
Made the hike to the Linn Cove Viaduct Friday morning. So serene and quiet!
Fog Rolls in at Craggy Pinnacle, Milepost 364
We rushed up the trail to see the sunset from Craggy Pinnacle. At first we were disappointed not to make it before the fog rolled in, but the view of the sun and ridgeline through the fog was extraordinary.
The Parkway in Snow: Aerial View
Such a beautiful image with the Parkway covered in the first snow of the season!!
Looking Glass Falls, Milepost 412
Looking Glass Falls is one of North Carolina’s most popular waterfalls because of its large size and ease of access. A classic waterfall beauty, it features a 60-ft spilling waterfall cascading in a single picturesque drop.
Dutchman’s Breeches
In three decades of shooting the Blue Ridge Parkway, I’ve never photographed Dutchman’s Breeches because they have always eluded me. Driving by a random cove, I stopped to investigate some white trillium, but spotted these just a few yards away.
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