The Daily Photo

Sunrise at Bass Lake, Milepost 294

The sun illuminates the rising mist from the surface of Bass Lake at Milepost 294 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken with a Nikon D7100.

Early Fall at Beacon Heights, Milepost 305.2

Photo taken with Canon 5D Mark III. Beacon Heights is a 1/4-mile hike to a summit at Milepost 305.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

Boone Fork Creek, Milepost 300

Boone Fork Creek intersects the Tanawha Trail on the slopes of Grandfather Mountain in the High Country of northwest North Carolina.

Goldenrod at Sims Pond, Milepost 295.9

Sims Pond is the first stop after you enter Julian Price Memorial Park. It is also the trailhead of the Green Knob Trail in the North Carolina High Country.

Early Fall near Tanbark Ridge Overlook, Milepost 376.7

Just north of the Tanbark Ridge Overlook, Milepost 376.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway north of Asheville. Fall colors are starting to pop!

Beacon Heights Overlook, Milepost 305.2

Beacon Heights Overlook is the start of a 1/4-mile trail uphill to a popular long-range view. It is in the High Country of North Carolina.

Fall Color through the Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel, Milepost 364.4

Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel is near the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center, Milepost 364.6 along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina.

October Sunrise near Chestnut Cove Overlook, Milepost 398.3

This shot was taken handheld as I felt the light level was bright enough to get my shutter speed over 1/60 of a second. Chestnut Cove Overlook is at MP 398.

Fall Color South of Buck Springs Tunnel, Milepost 407.3

Buck Springs Tunnel is near Mt. Pisgah, in the Pisgah National Forest, at Milepost 407.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Mt. Pisgah is near Asheville, NC.

Sun and Wildflowers near Milepost 429

Taken with a Sony A57, just north of Cowee Mountains Overlook on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

Balsams in the Mist at Devil’s Courthouse, Milepost 422.4

Devil's Courthouse is a rough and rocky summit with a devilish appearance. It is one of over 200 overlooks along the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway.

Sunrays at Woolyback Overlook, Milepost 452.3

Woolyback Overlook gets its name from a blanket of rhododendron and mountain laurel shrubs that cover the low ridge to the right, creating a wooly look.