View from the parkway
On our free day in Asheville, I was looking for some way to explore the area further and discovered that the very southernmost section of the Blue Ridge Parkway – the “Pigsah” section – ran very close to Asheville. And, in fact, very close to our campsite. That was all the encouragement I needed to take a road trip.
It was a clear day, but a bit hazy. Not a picture-perfect day, but not a bad day to capture the shades of blue and gray and the late fall colors. The drive itself was surprisingly challenging, rising from the 2,000-foot elevation of Asheville to over 4,000 feet in less than 10 miles. The parkway has many overlooks where travelers can stop to admire the view and take pictures and I used most of them.
Some of my photos are shown below.
Walnut Cove overlook
Bad Fork Valley overlook
Stony Bald overlook
Big Ridge overlook
Blue Ridge, with some fall colors