Fall Colors 2013 – Blue Ridge Parkway 10-20-2013

The colors were not as good in most areas around here this year and I was unable to get out to see them at precisely the right times anyway so, getting any good photographs did not happen. We did take a trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway but, the colors were just not in peak plus the sun was intensely bright. I have no fancy cameras with filters for that so no way to get any good shots under those conditions.  There were huge crowds of people there which created bumper to bumper traffic with nowhere to park. People walking everywhere running out in front of you and with the sun in everyone`s eyes it was a dangerous situation. I was on edge the entire time.  It was just an unpleasant experience for me but, regardless, here are a few pics from that trip:

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Looking up at Rough Ridge

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Some colors along the parkway

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The viaduct on the BRP

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Viaduct along the BRP

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Viaduct along the BRP

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Zoomed shot of people on the Rough Ridge Trail

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View of the NC mountains from the BRP

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View of NC mountains (looking East) from the BRP

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View of Big Lost Cove Cliffs

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Big Lost Cove Cliffs

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Big Lost Cove Cliffs

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Big Lost Cove Cliffs

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Big Lost Cove Cliffs

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Linville River

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Linville River

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Getting dark on the Linville River

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Old church near Roan Mountain, TN.

Posted on 10 November '13 by , under RATtreks.

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