The Daily Photo

Lower Overlook at Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6

Photo taken on May 9, 2017 at the lower overlook of Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.4 on the Blue Ridge Parkway just north of Asheville, North Carolina.

Upper Waterfall on Little Lost Cove Creek, near Linville Falls

A short but steep hike from the Blue Ridge Parkway leads to Little Lost Cove Creek and this beautiful, rarely seen sixty foot waterfall.

Devil’s Courthouse Overlook, Milepost 422.4

Photo taken on June 12, 2016 at Devil's Courthouse Overlook, Milepost 422.4 on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

Summer at Soco Falls, Milepost 455.7

Soco Falls, 1.5 miles south of Soco Gap on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 455.7, near Cherokee, North Carolina.

View from Flat Rock, Milepost 308.3

Photo taken on June 1 at Flat Rock, Milepost 308.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

Sunrise at the Pinnacle of Graybeard Overlook, Milepost 363.4

Photo taken on June 11 on the peak of a two mile hike on a trail which begins at the Graybeard Overlook, Milepost 363.4 on the southern end of the Parkway.

Iris on the Parkway near Roanoke, Virginia

Photo taken on May 5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Roanoke, VA. The Parkway runs 469 miles through North Carolina and Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Rhododendron at Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6

Photo taken on June 13th at Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway just north of Asheville, North Carolina. Rhododendron blooms at peak.

Milky Way over Price Lake, Milepost 296.7

Photo taken on June 3, 2017 at Price Lake, located at Milepost 296.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of North Carolina.

Cowee Mountain Overlook, Milepost 430.7

Photo taken on May 31, 2016 on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesville, North Carolina and the Nantahala National Forest.

Rhododendron at Grandview State Park

Catawba rhododendron bloom spectacularly during the spring and summer months in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Early Spring at Grandfather Mountain

Photo taken on May 8, 2016 along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, North Carolina near Grandfather Mountain. Spring creeps slowly up the peaks.