The Daily Photo

Autumn Over Tanbark Ridge Tunnel, Milepost 375

Tanbark Ridge Tunnel is on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC. The design of the Parkway's tunnels reduces excessive scarring to the mountains.

Milky Way Over Price Lake, Milepost 296.7

In Price Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway, overlooks and hiking trails take the visitor to lakes, rivers, woods, wildflower fields, and long-range views.

Late Fall at Elk Mountain Overlook, Milepost 274.3

Photo taken November 7, 2018. Elk Mountain Overlook is on the Blue Ridge Parkway and displays a stunning view of the Yadkin Valley.

Cowee Mountain Overlook Sunset, Milepost 430.7

The sun sets below the clouds on an October evening at the Cowee Mountain Overlook in North Carolina. Photo taken with a Nikon D5100.

Rainbow Over Yellow Face Overlook, Milepost 450

Yellow Face Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Sylva, North Carolina. From this overlook southward, the mountains you see are the Great Smokies.

Long-range and Wildflowers on the Parkway Near Asheville

Photo taken on September 28, 2019 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. Wildflowers are often layered over long-range views.

Sunny Autumn Colors at the Linn Cove Viaduct, Milepost 304.4

Taken October 24, 2019. The quarter-mile is a masterpiece of engineering that protects the ecologically fragile slopes of the Grandfather Mountain.

Flight by Sharp Top at Peaks of Otter, Milepost 86

Sharp Top is at Peaks of Otter on the Parkway in Virginia. The peak offers views of the Piedmont, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the Shenandoah Valley.

Kayaking at Price Lake, Milepost 297

Photo taken October 28, 2019. Price Lake, in Julian Price Memorial Park, is at Milepost 297 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of North Carolina.

Rainbow Over the Linn Cove Viaduct Mountainside

Photo taken October 20, 2019, viewing the Linn Cove Viaduct mountainside framed by a rainbow. The Viaduct is on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

Tunnel at Little Switzerland, Milepost 331

Photo taken October 27, 2019 with a Canon 5D Mark IV. The Little Switzerland Tunnel is one of 26 tunnels on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Mountain Ash at Craggy Gardens, Milepost 366

North of Asheville, the Parkway passes through this area of exposed rock and high peaks that provide breathtaking views of the southern Appalachians.