Monday, September 10, 2018

Shenandoah National Park

Happy Monday, have a great day!


These are some images from a recent day trip to Shenandoah National Park. We enjoyed the drive on Skyline Drive, hiked on the Limberlost Trail and a walk on the Big Meadows to see the flowers and butterflies.  




We saw lots of deer along the Limberlost Trail.






Eastern Bluebirds were a nice sighting at the Big Meadows.


Mushroom seen along the trail.






We saw lots of butterflies during our Big Meadows walk. 



Monarch on the Thistle at the Big Meadows.


These flowers were seen along the side of the Skyline drive.

 


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54 comments:

chica said...

Muito lindo iniciar a semana assim, vendo essas lindas fotos! Adorei! beijos, tudo de bom,chica

italiafinlandia said...

It really seems a relaxing place to visit!
Beautiful butterflies and flowers.
Have a nice new week!


Lea said...

Great photos! Love the Butterflies!
Have a wonderful week!

rupam sarma said...

Awesome pics.
Have a nice week ahead.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Great areas to walk and appreciate nature. We can only hope that no one is allowed to sully them with development and that funds for their continuance are always available.

DIMI said...

Hello Eileen!
Such a beautiful place to visit !
Great captures of the deers,the bird and the beautiful butterflies!
Lovely images and great scenery!Thank you for sharing!
Have a lovely day and a happy week!
Dimi...

Florence said...

We were there three years ago and it is so lovely. Love the photo of the deer.

MadSnapper said...

I might expire from joy if I saw a deer that close.. never seen one in the wild. that photo of sky road and trees is my favorite. so beautiful

Karen said...

Eileen, Thanks for sharing these great photos. Truly lovely.

Barbara Rogers said...

To walk along and have deer so close! What a treat! Of course flowers and butterflies aren't quite a skittish, usually!

Mikael Bergman said...

beautiful national park with nice pictures from

Debbie said...

you had a lot of beauty to catch your eye. it looks like your deer are tame there as well, they are probably use to all the people on the trail!! your butterfly captures are so pretty, so crisp and clear, the thistle is lovely!!!

amo sin blogg said...

Så nydelige bilder du viser.
Jeg såg også hjort her om dagen. Det er midt i jakten så dei vil helst gå i skjul.
Du hadde ein flott søndagstur.

Ønsker deg en fin uke.
Klem fra Anne-Mari

Tanza Erlambang - Every Day Issues said...

Deer are tame, and park look clean and beautiful.
have a sunny Monday

Lois said...

Beautiful sights and wonderful photos Eileen!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I enjoyed the post and the pictures and the memories! Thank you. I wish we’d had more time to spend in Shenandoah NP on our travels, but we did stop to walk a bit on Limberlost Trail because I loved the name so much I just had to.

Anonymous said...

Isn't it amazing how BOLD the deer are down there?

Bob Bushell said...

Absolutely pretty, the Deer are scrumptious.

Andrea Ostapovitch said...

I love all the photos. What a pleasant walk you had. Have a great week Eileen.
Andrea

carol l mckenna said...

What an awesome place and fantastic nature shots! Love the closeup of the deer ~ they are so elegant looking ~

Happy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores

Cloudia said...

Gosh you take us to wonderful places!

RedPat said...

I always enjoy going along on these hikes of your by viewing your pics, Eileen!

Bill said...

What a beautiful place to visit and take a walk. Your photos shows the beauty of the wildlife that live in the park. Very nice, Eileen and have a wonderful day.

Hootin Anni said...

Pretty! My kinda day. I love trail hikes like this one you took us on!!

Penelope Notes said...

Oh, that Monarch butterfly shot is perfection. Always nice to know there are wonderful nature trails to visit in our world.

Carol @Comfort Spring Station said...

Beautiful captures, lovely butterflies and flowers.

William Kendall said...

Beautiful, especially the deer.

Jeanna said...

You still have some colorful wildflowers as well, that's very nice to see. I wonder when the landscape is going to change over, I've been seeing the trees change for weeks. Those deer are none too shy are they?

ellen b. said...

Beautiful. I love that name, Shenandoah...

Sondra said...

Enjoyed all these nice shots!! Shenandoah is really a special place. I've enjoyed camping there and seeing the wildlife too...

HappyK said...

Nice series of photos from your walk. The butterfly is so pretty and the picture so clear.

Out on the prairie said...

Nice closeups, I hunt butterflies a lot

Small City Scenes said...

Nice post and wonderful images. What fun to visit so many places as you do.
MB

DeniseinVA said...

It is fun to see a familiar place through your camera lens. Loved seeing these. Now I know where the deer are :) I haven't been on the Limberlost Trail in a long time due to some walking issues but I can't wait to get up there again. Great photos Eileen. Enjoy your week.

krishna said...

We didn't go for hiking for long time.. I'm missing it very badly.. :(

Angie said...

So glad you saw monarchs! Enjoy the rest of your week!

Crafty Green Poet said...

what a lovely walk

Marit said...

Hello,

Beautiful photos, and I really enjoy the flowers and the butterflies. The Monarch is so pretty!

Happy Tuesday!

Lynne said...

Deer, Birds, Wildflowers, Mushrooms, Butterflies . . .
And a walk . . .
Sounds like a winner . . .

Aditya Narayan Mohanty said...

Lovely shot .

kinga said...

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Sussi said...

beautiful!

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

Wonderful shots.

Boy, the deer 'round these parts are a LOT shier.

Lady Fi said...

Beautiful nature shots.

Stephanie said...

I always enjoy seeing your photos here and on Facebook. Love seeing the flowers and the butterflies.

Jeevan said...

Wow! Excellent photos from your trails and walks and I just lovely natural environment out there which is quite inviting for walks. Beautiful poses from deer and well-focused on butterflies and eastern bluebird

Elizabeth Edwards said...

love the butterflies. so pretty. glad for your visit. hope u will do another travel post soon. love those u know. take care. ( ;

Jeanie said...

what a glorious monarch photo! And the deer -- oh, how heavenly!

NatureFootstep said...

the name of this park is like a promise of beautiful mysteries :) And it is :)

This N That said...

Great pictures Eileen. I have never done the skyline Drive. It is still on my bucket list. Love the butterflies. Great picture of the deer. I hope you're having a good week.

Little Wandering Wren said...

Your photography is always superb Eileen, the butterfly on the thistle is brilliant!
Wren xx

Aditya Narayan Mohanty said...

Lovely and colourful nature shot .

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

Beautiful photos! This is one of the earliest national Parks that we visited many many years ago when we were first married. It will always hold a special place in our hearts.

Lowcarb team member said...

Loved seeing the deer, but the butterflies and flowers all looked great.

All the best Jan

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