Hello and happy Monday everyone!
** God Bless and thanks to all our Veterans**
Hubby and I recently returned from a road trip to Boone & Asheville North Carolina. We drove the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway in both Virginia and North Carolina. We started off the trip driving the whole length of the Skyline Drive, Shenandoah my post on our first day is here Road Trip.
These photos are from our 2nd day on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We stopped at various overlooks and Blue Ridge Music Center. Our hike for the day was at the E.B. Jeffress Park on the Cascades Trail.
There was still plenty of fall colors along the Blue Ridge Parkway on November 2nd.
The photos in this mosaic are views of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Blue Ridge Music Center.
The Blue Ridge Music Center, a museum promoting the historic music and blue grass musicians of the Blue Ridge region.
Me and my shadow and the view from the Blue Ridge Parkway.
From our hike in the E.B. Jeffress Park to the Cascades Waterfall. The parking area is right off the Blue Ridge Parkway. They call this an easy 30 minute hike. If you take the steps to view the base of the falls it is more difficult. It is just a .8 mile round trip hike out and back, part of the loop was closed.
On the Cascades Trail we walked past by the Falls Creek and little cascades toward the taller falls. The mountain laurel lined the trail and there was still plenty of falls colors.
A view of a small cascade.
More of the Cascades Waterfall.
Please check out and visit the following memes and links. I hope to see you there.
Thanks to Angie the host of Mosaic Monday
Thanks for visiting and commenting, have a happy day and a great new week!
** God Bless and thanks to all our Veterans**
Hubby and I recently returned from a road trip to Boone & Asheville North Carolina. We drove the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway in both Virginia and North Carolina. We started off the trip driving the whole length of the Skyline Drive, Shenandoah my post on our first day is here Road Trip.
These photos are from our 2nd day on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We stopped at various overlooks and Blue Ridge Music Center. Our hike for the day was at the E.B. Jeffress Park on the Cascades Trail.
There was still plenty of fall colors along the Blue Ridge Parkway on November 2nd.
The photos in this mosaic are views of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Blue Ridge Music Center.
The Blue Ridge Music Center, a museum promoting the historic music and blue grass musicians of the Blue Ridge region.
Me and my shadow and the view from the Blue Ridge Parkway.
From our hike in the E.B. Jeffress Park to the Cascades Waterfall. The parking area is right off the Blue Ridge Parkway. They call this an easy 30 minute hike. If you take the steps to view the base of the falls it is more difficult. It is just a .8 mile round trip hike out and back, part of the loop was closed.
On the Cascades Trail we walked past by the Falls Creek and little cascades toward the taller falls. The mountain laurel lined the trail and there was still plenty of falls colors.
A view of a small cascade.
More of the Cascades Waterfall.
Please check out and visit the following memes and links. I hope to see you there.
Thanks to Angie the host of Mosaic Monday
Thanks to LadyFi the host of Our World Tuesday!
Thanks for visiting and commenting, have a happy day and a great new week!
Hi Eileen,
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful autumn photos.
Shadow photography is wonderful!
Have a good week and a nice day!
Thank you so much Ella! Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
DeleteMaravilhosas fotos e mosaicos bem formados! Linda seja tua semana! beijos,chica
ReplyDeleteThank You Chica! I always appreciate your visit and comments. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
DeleteHi Eileen!
ReplyDeleteVackra vyer som fortfarande håller kvar glödande höstfärger. Det måste vara trevligt att i sin närhet ha tillgång till en så underbar natur som bara väntar på besökare. Överallt tycks det finnas vatten som alltid ger en extra dimension till naturupplevelser.
Här börjar vintern så småningom ta kommandot och träden har släppt sina blad.
Ha det gott!
Hello Gunilla, our country does have some beautiful national forest for all to enjoy! Thanks for the comment and visit.
DeleteEnjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
...wowo, such beautiful country! Enjoy your week, Eileen.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom! Wishing you a happy new week!
DeleteWhat? No birds?
ReplyDeleteThanks David! Yes, I was surprised I did not see many birds the whole trip. I heard a few Chickadee, Nuthatches and Kinglets, Crows and Blue Jays. Enjoy your day!
DeleteThis place is quite natural and beautiful in every ways and it was nice reading the plaque about the person behind the name of the forest. Nice old instruments at display and superb captures!
ReplyDeleteJeevan, thanks so much for your comment and visit. Enjoy your day!
DeleteWow, pretty...oh so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anni! Enjoy your day!
DeleteHello, Hope you are doing well. Loved the post. Amazing photos.
ReplyDeleteHello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteBeutiful photos! The waterfalls are very pretty.
I wish you a nice day, and a wonderful week ahead!
Thank you Marit! have a great day and new week!
DeleteYour photos are so beautiful - you always take me on a wonderful excursion and today is one of the best. Happy Monday
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol! I hope your day is great!
DeleteOur fall is quite done. Snow this afternoon. Lovely mosaics. I keep forgetting to do one!
ReplyDeleteHello Jenn, our fall is mostly done now too. Snow coming tomorrow! Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
DeleteI love seeing cascades in the woods...and don't usually walk the trails any more, so I'm glad you did it for me to bring back pictures. Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting so often! Hope you have a great week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThanks Barbara! Hubby and I try to keep hiking. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
DeleteBeautiful colours of autumn! I like your shadows shot.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nancy! I appreciate your comment and visit. Enjoy your day!
DeleteA natureza já vestida com as cores do Outono, aproveito para desejar e uma boa semana.
ReplyDeleteAndarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Thanks so much for the comment! Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
Deleteit has been 60 years since I last saw mountain laurel growing wild in the mountains. what a view and I love that first drive through the trees...
ReplyDeleteHello, it is was seeing all the greenery along the trails. Thanks for the comment, Sandra! Enjoy your day!
DeleteGod bless veterans, indeed!
ReplyDeleteBoth my grandfathers were in the number...
Have a great week, Eileen!
Hello Luisella, my father and uncles were veterans of the WWII. They all fought for peace in the world. Enjoy your day and new week!
DeleteNice mosiacs, have a BEAUTIFUL DAY.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bob! Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
Deleteyou find some pretty amazing and beautiful place for hikes and retreats!! i like the pictures of the blue ridge music center, our older son plays guitar and loves music, he would enjoy a walk around the center!!
ReplyDeletethe waterfalls are so pretty!! i think we all have some pretty amazing veterans in our families!!!
Hi Debbie,
DeleteWe've been trying to go on this road trip for a while, we missed all peak colors by a week or two. The Music Center was neat, it was a tribute to the Bluegrass musicians. Thanks for the visit and comment. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
What a wonderful area and beautiful pictures the bluegrass music's main place
ReplyDeleteI would enjoy it there
Thank you! Enjoy your day, wishing your a great new week!
DeleteHi, Eileen,
ReplyDeleteSo Beautiful photos of autumnal trees !
I love your colours.
Landscapes of cascates are also very preties.
Thank you for share.
Have a nice week.
Ailime
Thank you Ailime! Enjoy your day, wishing your a great new week!
DeleteI bet the views were even better in person. Just so much beauty.
ReplyDeleteOh yes Rose! Being there is so much better. Thanks, enjoy your day and new week!
DeleteBeautiful. There is something mesmerizing about waterfalls. I could just sit and watch one all day long.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dee! My hubby could sit and watch a waterfall all day. Enjoy your day, wishing your a great new week!
DeleteIt looks like you had a wonderful trip, Eileen!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat! I do enjoy the trips! Have a great day and new week!
DeleteYou saw some great scenery and shared it with us.
ReplyDeleteThanks Red! Enjoy your day, wishing your a great new week!
DeleteWhat an incredible place to go for a wander! I enjoyed going along with you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I like keeping a memory of our trip. Hubby and I often look back at my blog post. Enjoy your day, wishing your a great new week!
DeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim! Enjoy your day, wishing your a great new week!
DeleteYOu have some lovely vistas there...
ReplyDeleteThank you Lydia! Enjoy your day, wishing your a great new week!
DeleteBeautiful autumnal mosaics. I especially like the water photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteAnother great trip, beautiful autumn colours and a nice shadow shot.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day and have a wonderful new week.
Bill, thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteBeautiful drive and a lovely place for a walk too. How nice to see the waterfall.
ReplyDeleteHello Lois, we did enjoy the walk and waterfall. Thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteThe fall scenes are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
Thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteYour autumn is so pretty! Loving all your photos :)
ReplyDeleteHello Betty, thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteThank you for taking me on a virtual hike today with you, such beautiful scenery and fresh air! It looks a great road trip, the blue ridge parkway is a beautiful part of the world. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteWren x
Hello Wren, thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteIt is beautiful area. Our son loves living there.
ReplyDeleteHello Karen, it is a beautiful area. Thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteA beautiful trail to stroll. It's great for museums and people to save and promote all kinds of history, including music. - Margy
ReplyDeleteHello Margy, thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteEileen - a truly spectacular part of the world! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!
ReplyDeleteAngie, thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteA beautiful drive full of beautiful vistas---Lovely shots.
ReplyDeleteMB
Thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteLooks like a lovely place for a walk. Beautiful autumnal colours
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteSuch lovely colours!
ReplyDeleteLady Fi, thank you for the comment! Wishing you a happy day and week ahead.
DeleteThe Blue Ridge Parkway is such a beautiful drive. I haven't done it in a long, long time. Did you go to Biltmore when you were in Asheville? I've organized a number of meetings there - always fun and a beautiful location.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Vera! Enjoy your day!
DeleteThank you so much for sharing these spectacular images of your trip, Eileen! Really brought back some wonderful memories of long ago camping trips in the Blue Ridge Mountains!
ReplyDeleteAnd special thanks for including the fall colors, since here in Florida we usually have only green and brown. :)
Thank you Wally! Enjoy your day and the week ahead.
DeleteBeautiful series of photos of your lovely journey ~ It is a wonderful area ^_^
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to You,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thanks Carol! Enjoy your day and the week ahead.
DeleteA lovely collection of photographs.
ReplyDeleteThe waterfalls look attractive don't they.
All the best Jan
Thank you Jan! Enjoy your day!
DeleteThis is wonderful, Eileen. We would both especially enjoy that music center!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeanie! Have a happy day!
DeleteThanks for sharing these beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you Birgitta! Have a happy day!
DeleteLovely collection Eileen. That first photo with the Autumn colours is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sami! Have a happy day!
DeleteScenic and peaceful. Thanks for dropping by!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sharon ! Have a happy day!
DeleteMore great nature photos ~ love them!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to You,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you Carol! Have a happy day!
DeleteWonderful scenery brilliantly captured in your photos.
ReplyDeleteAll the best
Maria
Thank you Maria! Have a happy day!
DeleteThat's a lovely set of photos Eileen. You confirmed to me that you were in the area of Blue Grass music, which is almost impossible to hear in the UK. Thanks goodness for You Tube where I can also see some of the stars and the not-so-well-known.
ReplyDeleteHello Phil, there are a few Bluegrass songs I like. My mosaic shows Earl Scruggs, he was one of the famous bluegrass musicians. Thanks for the comment. Thank you ! Have a happy day!
DeleteBeautiful views!
ReplyDeleteThank you William! Have a happy day!
DeleteGreat photos of what looks like a beautiful Fall road trip. Thanks for sharing Eileen and enjoy the rest of your week :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise! Have a happy day!
DeleteAnother Stunning Series - Travel On
ReplyDeleteCheers
Thank you! Have a happy day!
Deleteyour road trip brought some STUNNING views to eyes dear Eileen :)
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous first photo ,a perfect display of beautiful fall in your area :)
loved the blend of images ,the panoramic view is breathtaking
wishing you more blessings my friend !
Thank you Baili! Have a happy day!
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