The Daily Photo

Red Berries at Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6

Photo taken on October 13th from the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center at Milepost 364.6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina.

View from Yohnalossee Overlook, Milepost 303.9

Photo taken on October 2, 2017 looking northward from Yohnalossee Overlook, Milepost 303.9 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Linn Cove Viaduct.

Tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Tunnels along the Parkway were often constructed to reduce excessive scarring that open cuts would entail, enabling the Parkway to cross through ridges.

Caney Fork Overlook, Milepost 428

Caney Fork overlook provides inspiring views of the valley below and the tumbling mountain ranges in the background. Its elevation is 5,650 feet.

North of Waterrrock Knob, Milepost 451.2

Waterrock Knob is on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC. It sits at nearly 6,000 feet elevation and is an ideal spot for sunrises and sunsets.

Blue Ridge Parkway near Mt. Mitchell State Park

Driving south from Spruce Pine, NC on the BRP, I noticed this small area illuminated and quickly pulled into an overlook to capture this image.

Linn Cove Viaduct as viewed from Rough Ridge, Milepost 302.8

Rough Ridge Trail is a popular 0.8-mile moderate trail at milepost 302.9 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of North Carolina.

Peaks of Otter, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia

Peaks of Otter is located on the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 86, and on the southern end of the George Washington National Forest.

Big Bradley Falls in the Green River Gamelands

Photo taken on July 10, 2017 with a Canon 7D Mark II. It was late in the day which allowed for some really long exposure times.

Flame Azalea on Roan Mountain

Photo taken on June 21, 2017 with a Sony A7Rii. The Carvers Gap hike is on Roan Mountain. Flame Azalea blooms from May to June in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

MacRae Peak on Grandfather Mountain

Photo taken on June 28, 2017 with a Sony A7Rii. Shot from the "Attic Window" across from McRae Peak on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

Black Swallowtail on Turk’s Cap Lily at Milepost 433

Photo taken with a Nikon D700 on July 22, 2017 on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Lens dialed in to 200mm, so as to not disturb the butterflies!