Blue Ridge Parkway – Photo of the Day | Galleries https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com Experience the Blue Ridge Parkway through breathtaking photography. Over 200 photographers have contributed images of this 469-mile scenic byway that winds through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:28:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/favicon-150x150.png Blue Ridge Parkway – Photo of the Day | Galleries https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com 32 32 Where the Mountains Meet the Sky https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/where-the-mountains-meet-the-sky/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:00:01 +0000 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/?p=21163 Clouds pool in the valleys viewed from Thunder Hill Overlook at Milepost 290 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone, North Carolina.

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]]> Clouds pool in the valleys viewed from Thunder Hill Overlook at Milepost 290 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone, North Carolina.

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]]> Red Berries & Sunrays from Craggy Pinnacle https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/red-berried-and-sunrays-from-craggy-pinnacle/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:45:39 +0000 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/?p=21158 The red berries in front and sunrays behind made for a lovely view! Photo was taken from the Craggy Pinnacle Trail in Asheville, just before sunset.

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]]> The red berries in front and sunrays behind made for a lovely view! Photo was taken from the Craggy Pinnacle Trail in Asheville, just before sunset.

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]]> Snow on the Face of Grandfather Mountain https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/snow-on-the-face-of-grandfather-mountain/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:00:20 +0000 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/?p=20535 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, […]

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]]> 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, just outside of Boone.

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]]> Fog Rolls in at Craggy Pinnacle, Milepost 364 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/fog-rolls-in-at-craggy-pinnacle-milepost-364/ Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:00:19 +0000 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/?p=20484 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> Fall Snow at Bamboo Gap, Milepost 285 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/fall-snow-at-bamboo-gap-milepost-285/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:00:46 +0000 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/?p=19944 A light snow over the last golden leaves of fall.

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]]> A light snow over the last golden leaves of fall.

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]]> Sunrise at Elk Mountain Overlook, Milepost 274.3 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/sunrise-at-elk-mountain-overlook-milepost-274-3/ Sun, 12 Jan 2020 12:00:17 +0000 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/?p=19889 We got the perfect start to the New Year with an early-morning pink, misty sunrise from Elk Mountain Overlook. Photo taken with a Canon Rebel T2i. ~ Elk Mountain Overlook is on the Blue Ridge Parkway in between Boone and Deep Gap, North Carolina. It provides long-range views into the Yadkin Valley. The Blue Ridge […]

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]]> We got the perfect start to the New Year with an early-morning pink, misty sunrise from Elk Mountain Overlook.

Photo taken with a Canon Rebel T2i.

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Elk Mountain Overlook is on the Blue Ridge Parkway in between Boone and Deep Gap, North Carolina. It provides long-range views into the Yadkin Valley.

The Blue Ridge Parkway has over 200 scenic overlooks along its 469-mile length.

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]]> Iris on the Parkway near Roanoke, Virginia https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/iris-on-the-parkway-near-roanoke-va/ Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:27:43 +0000 https://www.blueridgeparkwaydaily.com/?p=14509 Date Taken: 05/24/2014 Location: on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Roanoke, Virginia ~ Learn more about wildflowers of the Blue Ridge on our Wildflower Guide & Bloom Schedule.

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]]> "Iris on the Parkway near Roanoke, Virginia" by Sarah Vell Photography

Date Taken: 05/24/2014
Location: on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Roanoke, Virginia

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