Two from the Blue Ridge Parkway today

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

Buckeye Butterfly drinking
and


Headwaters of the East Fork of the Pigeon River

[NV Whino]

1. Beautiful!

[mokawanis]

2. The river pic

is beautiful. Just stunning.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

3. all i see is little boxes

[Withywindle]

4. I grew up at Milepost 201

Dad's a retired park ranger.

Beautiful pics.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

9. Between Galax and Mt Airy...

nice area

[Withywindle]

11. Fancy Gap, to be precise.

Very beautiful, and historic, and full of people who'd give you the SKIN off their back if they had no shirt.

Also very right-wing, racist, and Bible Belt.

To console myself, I think of the mountains, which have outlived countless human generations and will be here long after our current politics are gone. (Unless "mountaintop removal" mining catches on here, that is.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Those are both just gorgeous!

Thank you!

[Catch22Dem]

6. Did you use a tripod for the water?

What was your shutter speed? I have a similar pic from Colorado of a little waterfall. I took several, each at a different speed. Cool results.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

8. Yes, tripod

I thought that one was 4 seconds, but the info says 2.5 seconds.

[stuntcat]

7. my place..

That's my favorite spot in the whole world.. the reason I'm the most proud of America- those mountains.

All the really best pictures are there.

[lizziegrace]

10. Western North Carolina is one of my favorite places

Love Valle Cruces, Mast Farm Inn and Beech Mountain.

Beautiful photos. What kind of camera do you use?

[BrklynLiberal]

12. They are both great..but that river pic is breathtaking.....