Date Taken: 10/11/2017 Location: Rough Ridge Trail begins at Rough Ridge Overlook, Milepost 302.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone, North Carolina
Yellow Trees at Rough Ridge, Milepost 302.8
Date Taken: 10/10/2017 Location: Rough Ridge Trail, Milepost 302.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of North Carolina near Boone and Blowing Rock. Rough Ridge Trail is actually a part of the larger 13.5-mile Tanawha Trail, but it is also a popular trail in its own right. Along the 0.8-mile steep uphill […]
Sunrise at Rough Ridge Trail, Milepost 302.8
Date Taken: 11/01/2017 Location: Rough Ridge Overlook, Milepost 302.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of North Carolina. Camera: Canon 5d Mark 4 Lens: Canon 16-35mm f4 Focal Length: 16mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/10 Aperture: 16 Filters: Singhray Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: This was a calm morning with no […]
Linn Cove Viaduct as viewed from Rough Ridge, Milepost 302.8
Date Taken: 06/06/2017 Location: Rough Ridge Trail looking south towards Linn Cove Viaduct, Milepost 302.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of North Carolina Camera: Sony A7Rii Lens: sel70300g Focal Length: 70mm ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/45 Aperture: f16 Filters: none Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: Hiked up to top […]
Sunrise at Rough Ridge, Milepost 302.8
Date Taken: 10/21/2016 Location: Rough Ridge Trail, Milepost 302.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone, North Carolina. ~ Rough Ridge Trail is actually a part of the larger 13.5-mile Tanawha Trail, but it is also a popular trail in its own right. Along the 0.8-mile steep uphill trail, hikers will come to a series […]
Clouds Rolling in at Rough Ridge
Date Taken: 06/06/2016 Location: Rough Ridge Trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 302.8 ~ Rough Ridge Trail is a part of the larger 13.5-mile Tanawha Trail.
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 […]
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.
Ice-Capped Ridgetop
Date Taken: 12/10/2013 Location: Rough Ridge MP303 I braved the cold and wind to catch the sunset from atop Rough Ridge, but it was the ice capped Grandfather Mountain that won my attention.
Rough Ridge Sunset
Date Taken: 06/19/2014 Location: Rough Ridge, Milepost 302.8 One of the most gorgeous sunsets I’ve ever witnessed down in the North Carolina mountains. Camera: Nikon D-90 Lens: NIKKOR 10–24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED Focal Length: 10mm ISO: 250 Shutter: 3/4 second Aperture: F/11 Filters: circular polarizer Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I set up the camera […]
Star Light at Rough Ridge
Date Taken: 08/27/2014 Location: Rough Ridge “Star Light” If you’ve ever been to Rough Ridge, you have no doubt passed by, touched, hugged and gazed in amazement at this rock formation. It rests at the boardwalk, half way to the top. In fact, the boardwalk is built around it. I’ve often pondered a shot including […]
Rough Ridge Fog
Date Taken: 01/11/2014 Location: Rough Ridge Milepost 303 Fog twists, rolls, and spirals as it rises from the valleys on a rainy Saturday.