( UPDATED Might 6, 2020) I don’t know what number of miles I’ve pushed on the Blue Ridge Parkway, however it’s quite a bit. I don’t know what number of photographs I’ve captured, however it’s quite a bit. I don’t understand how pleased I’ve felt, however it’s quite a bit.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is my favourite drive within the nation. I go to yearly, drive at the least one part, and I’ve included it in a number of of my street journeys. It’s a temptation I wouldn’t even attempt to withstand.
Ever since my first go to to the Parkway as an grownup in 2011, I’ve been capturing photographs from the scenic overlooks, locations, and center of the street. Listed below are a few of my favourite photographs I’ve captured through the years that I hope will encourage you to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ah, life is a street journey, and my favourite street journey is the Blue Ridge Parkway. Probably the most troublesome a part of driving that great two-lane street is resisting the urge to cease each half mile to seize a photograph. I by no means put up a lot of a struggle.
Mabry Mill might be essentially the most iconic vacation spot on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I’ve captured many photographs of the spinning wheel beside the grist mill, however I’ve additionally captured photographs of the displays behind the mill and reenactors within the different buildings.
Linville Falls is a wildly widespread vacation spot on the Blue Ridge Parkway. However do you know there’s one other, smaller waterfall simply minutes from the parking zone? Duggers Creek Falls was one in all my favourite discoveries of the 12 months!
The Linn Cove Viaduct was referred to as “The Lacking Hyperlink” as a result of it was the final part of the Blue Ridge Parkway accomplished. The notorious S-curve is likely one of the most lovely one-mile drives on the Parkway.
Craggy Gardens is one in all my favourite locations to go to on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The view from Craggy Pinnacle, prime left, is slightly wonderful. Under, the hike to Craggy Knob passes by means of a rhododendron tunnel crammed with blooms round June annually.
There are 25 tunnels on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and all however one are positioned in North Carolina. The Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel is one in all my favorites as a result of it’s so photogenic.
I’ve seen a whole lot of wildlife on the Blue Ridge Parkway, however these three photographs are my favorites to this point. I reckon hiding your head within the lake means you don’t need to do your chores later?
Roanoke Mountain was probably the most stunning discoveries I ever made on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The one-lane, one-way street throughout the mountain contains a few scenic overlooks. Under, the view from the Mill Mountain Overlook is one in all my favorites.
Each day I spend on the Blue Ridge Parkway ends with a sundown. After all, they aren’t all spectacular. However this one on the Cowee Mountain Overlook was top-of-the-line I’ve ever seen.
See that pink chair? That was my pink chair. Shortly after capturing this photograph of Sharp High on the Peaks of Otter, I plopped down into that chair and didn’t transfer for an hour. Greatest hour all week.
Ravens Roost Overlook immediately turned one in all my favorites on the Blue Ridge Parkway. From the lengthy parking space there’s an superior view, pictured above, that features a portion of the Shenandoah Valley. Under, this lone tree on the sting of a cliff is the right photograph topic.
Autumn is likely one of the greatest, and hottest, occasions of 12 months to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sensible colours, fallen leaves, and crisp air create an inviting ambiance begging to be explored from dawn til sundown. I usually do precisely that.
Together with vibrant colours throughout the autumn, there are additionally wooly worms!
This view, hidden behind Pisgah Inn, is likely one of the greatest on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s not complete a secret, so I don’t thoughts revealing it right here, however I’d slightly get pleasure from it as a visitor of the inn for just a few nights in October.
Julian Value Lake is the one physique of water on the Blue Ridge Parkway guests are allowed to kayak. On the base of Grandfather Mountain, the lake has an superior view all year long.
The Linn Cove Viaduct was designed to nearly seamlessly mix with the pure curves of Grandfather Mountain, however it stands out throughout the peak of fall colours.
Each mile I drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway makes me pleased. I reckon I’ll simply hold driving it. I’ve executed the whole Parkway end-to-end twice now, together with numerous brief sections, however I don’t assume I’ll ever get bored with that black prime slicing a path throughout the mountains.
