Blue Ridge Parkway Guided Tour
Hubby and I took a little sneak-away for a few days and I’m inviting you to go on a viral Blue Ridge Parkway Guided Tour for Wordless Wednesday. Even though it’s Wordless Wednesday, there will be words! Grab a sweatshirt, it was a bit chilly be oh so beautiful!
We enter the Blue Ridge Parkway off I-26 just south of Ashville, NC. Look at the beautiful colors. Our first stop is at Chestnut Cove with an elevation of 3035. As far as you can see, it’s mountains and more mountains!
There are so many tunnels along the Parkway and this is one of the first ones. As we enter the Grassy Knob Tunnel it gets dark going around the bend then we see a bit of light then full light. Yes there is light at the end of the tunnel!
Continuing on our tour, look at the beautiful berries on the Mountain Ash Trees! I’m sure the birds love them. I’m going to check and see if any nurseries sell them, I’d love to have one in our front yard.
Richland Balsam Overlook at 6035 feet is the highest elevation on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The views are breathtaking!
As we drive farther down the parkway, we come to Mt. Lyn Lowry at 4000 feet elevation. But at the top of the mountain it’s 6240 feet! See the little cut outs on the first picture in the center? If you have good eyes you can see a building in between them. I zoomed in with my Nikon P1000 and saw this house! I’m wondering how anyone gets all the way up to the top!
Now it’s time for a test! Can you find the difference in these two pictures? I won’t make you wonder, it’s the exact same picture but even though I took the picture with my Nikon camera, I downloaded them to my Google Pixel and using the magic eraser feature, I removed the poles and wires! I love that feature on my phone!
We are almost to the end of our Blue Ridge Parkway guided tour where we will leave and enter Highway 19 and head towards Cherokee, only 17 miles left until we leave the parkway! This is just that part of the map we traveled going on twists, turns and tunnels for over 30 miles!
There are many wild flowers along our tour and this one was so dainty. I hope you enjoyed your tour but I have a surprise for you. Since you must be tired after this long drive we’re going to take a break and grab some lunch and relaxation. But get ready for another tour tomorrow where we will travel north for some more cool photos!
Your photos are beautiful, Martha. I love the trees as they turn colors. Fall has always been my favorite time of year. This post reminds me of drives with my grandfather. Thank-you
I’m happy this post brought back memories of you and your grandfather. It was indeed a beautiful drive.
When I lived in Charlottesville, I routinely visited the Blue Ridge Parkway. Truly stunning.
Yes it is Roy, a drive when time stands still since we had no schedule to meet.
Beautiful pictures! What a lovely adventure.
It’s so peaceful Barb!
Wow Martha, those photos are stunning! What a gorgeous part of the world you live in!
This is our little sneak away we go to Joanna, it’s about 5 hours away be so worth the drive.
Gorgeous pictures and what a beautiful place. I love Rowan (Mountain Ash) too. Nurseries in the UK have plenty of them, with berries in shades from yellow through orange to Red.
Those trees are so beautiful Janice! It’s such a peaceful drive and we had no time frame to worry about getting somewhere at a certain time.
Those pictures are so beautiful! And I love how you erased the poles and wires. Thanks for taking me with you!
I love that feature on my Google phone Jeanne and I’m glad you went a long for the virtual ride!
Martha, how very beautiful! All my favorite things for a scenic drive: vast forests, mountains and hills, changing leaves, a hidden house in the woods, and a closeup of a stunning flower coming into bloom. A microvacation for me. Thanks! How long does it take to drive this route?
It was a beautiful drive Kebba. Nornal time to get to Cherokee is 5 1/2 hours however taking this scenic route added about 2 1/2 hours. It did a lot of stopping for viewing and photos since we didn’t have a time frame on when to arrive.
Thank you, I enjoyed “riding” with you! 🙂 The foliage is beautiful. Love your wires/poles removing feature. I bet it works for photo bombing tourists as well 😉
Looking forward to part 2!
Oh yes Tamara, I’ve removed many people that just didn’t belong in my photos. LOL
I love the Fall colors.
So do I Amanda, I miss them living in the south.