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 […]
Flight by Sharp Top at Peaks of Otter, Milepost 86
Date Taken: 10/21/2019 Location: Flight by Sharp Top, at Peaks of Otter, Milepost 86 on the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia ~ Sharp Top is accessed by a strenuous 1.5-mile hike that ends with spectacular 360-degree views of the Peaks of Otter area; the Piedmont to the east; the Blue Ridge […]
Clouds Pool at Yonahlossee Overlook, Milepost 303.9
Date Taken: 08/11/2018 Location: Yonahlossee Overlook, Milepost 303.9 ~ Yonahlossee Overlook is one of over two hundred overlooks along the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway. Visit our online guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway for a complete list of Parkway overlooks, along with interactive 360-degree views and more stunning photography.
Autumn Storm Clouds at Rough Ridge, Milepost 302
Location: Rough Ridge Overlook, Milepost 302 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Looking down on the Blue Ridge Parkway and autumn storm clouds from the Rough Ridge hiking trail. Camera: Canon 5D Mark II Lens: Canon 24-105L Focal Length: 28mm ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/20 sec Aperture: f/16 Filters: circular polarizer filter Exposure: Manual How I Got […]
Cloud Pools over Mt. Pisgah
Date Taken: 01/01/2016 Location: Tennent Mountain View of Mt. Pisgah from Tennent Mountain
View from Craven Gap Overlook, Milepost 377.4
Date Taken: 11/01/2015 Location: Craven Gap Overlook just north of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Even a cloudy, rainy day is a beautiful day in the Bull Creek Valley on the Blue Ridge Parkway – November 1, 2015
Early Morning at Pounding Mill Overlook, Milepost 413.2
Date Taken: 10/11/2015 Location: Pounding Mill Overlook, Milepost 413.2 My friend David and I raced up to the Pounding Mill Overlook on the Parkway back on 10/11 to hopefully catch a sunrise… and after spending almost the whole previous day in the rain, it was SO nice to see the sun. Just before sunrise, Looking […]
Pilot Mountain in Fall
Date Taken: 10/11/2015 Location: Pilot Mountain The lesser-known of the two Pilot Mountains in NC.
Morning at Looking Glass Rock, Milepost 417
Date Taken: 08/14/2015 Location: Looking Glass Rock, Milepost 417 Morning on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Clouds Rolling over Rough Ridge
Date Taken: 08/08/2015 Location: Rough Ridge, Milepost 302.8 A spectacular Rough Ridge sunrise as clouds rolled in. This was taken at 6:45am on Saturday, August 8.