Autumn Bend
Highway 58 in southwest Virginia is a great place to take a drive in the fall, as there is vibrant autumn color around every bend!
Autumn Cascades
The cool, swiftly flowing waters cascade over the rock strewn Beaverdam Creek in the Backbone Rock recreation area near Shady Valley, Tennessee. Autumn color highlights this tranquil scene in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northeastern Tennessee.
Leaf Lights
The sunlight reflected off of Laurel Creek highlights the yellow fall foliage along the Virginia Creeper Trail near Taylor's Valley, Virginia.
Racing Through Fall
Racing through fall on the Back of the Dragon in Tazewell County, Virginia. The autumn colors were a sight to behold for the motorcyclists that braved this curvy, mountain road.
Laurel Creek Color
Autumn Mirror
Beartree lake provides an autumn mirror to the vivid fall color that frames this mountain lake.
Autumn Window
The short tunnel at backbone rock in shady valley, tennessee provides an autumn window for the fall color.
Beartree Reflection
The marvelous reflection of the fall color in Beartree Lake in Washington County, Virginia. The Lake was as smooth as glass in the cool, crisp mountain air!
Color Curves
Highway 58 in southwest virginia is an excellent place to find color curves during the fall. watch out for the many shuttles carrying bikers from damascus to whitetop station for their 17 mile ride down the virginia creeper trail.
Creek Cairns
Someone went to a great effort to create these "Creek Cairns" along Beaverdam Creek at the Backbone Rock recreation area near Shady Valley, Tennessee.
Grandfather's Color Quilt
Grandfather Mountain is covered with an autumn color quilt in this view taken in early October from the Beacon Heights Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 305.2, elevation 4220 feet.
Leaf Color Cruising
"Leaf Color Cruising" on a beautiful October day on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Photo taken at the Pilot Ridge Overlook, milepost 301, elevation 4400 feet.
Blue Ridge Autumn Blanket
A blanket of fall color coats the foreground of this long range view of the blue ridge mountain layers. Photo taken from the Pilot Ridge Overlook, milepost 301.8, elevation, 4400 feet in early October.
Fall Highlights
The sun highlights the vivid autumn colors that we experienced in southwest Virginia in the Fall of 2020!
Burley Harvest
Fall color frames the tobacco harvest on this farm in Washington County, Virginia. This crop of burley tobacco has been hung in the barn to dry before it is taken to the market.
Starflower
Fall color frames this beautiful "Starflower" barn quilt in Washington County, Virginia.
Painted Trail
Fall color abounds during the season on the Virginia Creeper Trail! It is a glorious place to hike or ride during the autumn season and any other time of the year. This is one of the 47 remaining railroad trestles that comprise the 34 mile rails to trails Virginia Creeper Trail.
Homeplace
A carpet of maple leaves provide the foreground for an autumn scene of the Jesse Brown cabin at milepost 272 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Fall Postcard
A fall scene on the backroads of Ashe County, North Carolina.
The Final Ride
This old wagon has taken its "Final Ride" at the Miller Farmstead in Roan Mountain State Park, Tennessee. Three generation of the Miller family farmed this high mountain homestead in what is now the Roan Mountain State Park on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.
High Color
Look up while hiking through the autumn woods and you will experience a fall kaleidoscope like none other!
Fall Reflections
Reflections of fall color on a pond covered with autumn leaves in Ashe County, North Carolina.
Fall Magic
Autumn color highlights the long range mountain vistas from the Lump overlook at milepost 264.4 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
