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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Parkway in October MP469 to MP412 - Blue Ridge Parkway


After driving through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Newfound Gap Road, we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway from its southern terminus at US 441 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to US 276 before fading daylight forced us to call it a day. The autumn colors were splendid on our mid-October 2015 drive along the parkway.

Big Witch Overlook (elevation 4160')

Bunches Bald Overlook (elevation 4925')

Mile High Overlook (elevation 5250') from Heintooga Ridge Road

More from Mile High Overlook

Horsetrough Ridge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
(elevation 4500') from Heintooga Ridge Road

Woolyback Overlook (elevation 5425')

View to the east from Waterrock Knob Overlook (elevation 5820')

View to the west from Waterrock Knob Overlook

Yellow Face (elevation 6032')

Cutoff Ridge from Yellow Face pullout

Balsam Ridge from Village of Saunook overlook

Laurel Patch Bald from Steestachee Bald overlook

View from Lone Bald Overlook

Sign at Richland Balsam Overlook


View from Richland Balsam Overlook

Panoramic view from Rough Butt Bald pullout

More colors at Rough Butt Bald

View from Wolf Mountain Overlook

East Fork Overlook

Looking Glass Rock from Cherry Cove Overlook

Shadows advancing at Pounding Mill Overlook

Entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway is free.

The parkway website is http://www.nps.gov/blri/index.htm.

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