Watauga River
Oct 26, 2014
Fallen leaves litter rocks along the Watauga River on the Profile Trail at Grandfather…
Linville Falls
Oct 25, 2014
Water flows over the upper falls at Linville Falls en route to the 45-foot plunge. (Photo by…
Old Cranberry School
Oct 24, 2014
A line of colorful maples stands outside the Old Cranberry School in Avery County, N.C., while…
Crossnore
Oct 23, 2014
Fall colors envelop a barn on U.S. 221 beween Crossnore and Linville Falls in Avery County,…
Erwin’s View Overlook
Oct 22, 2014
The Linville River winds through colorful trees near Erwin’s View Overlook at Linville Falls….
Flat Rock Trail
Oct 21, 2014
Fallen leaves gather on a mushroom-ridden log near Grandfather Mountain. (Photo by Skip…
Flat Rock
Oct 20, 2014
Views of Grandfather Mountain from the Flat Rock Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway prove that…
Valle Crucis
Oct 18, 2014
Green and gold intermingle on this hillside in Valle Crucis, N.C. (photo by Skip Sickler). Just…
Avery Co.
Oct 17, 2014
Psychedelic sumac trees line the side of a rural road in Avery County, N.C. (Photo by Skip…
Beacon Heights
Oct 16, 2014
Vivid red blueberry bushes, dark green rhododendrons and the oranges and yellows of autumn…
Mill Pond
Oct 15, 2014
Downstream from the Mill Pond in Banner Elk, runoff from Tuesday’s storms gushes among the…
Linville Bluffs
Oct 14, 2014
Heavy fog and rain greets visitors to the High Country today, but the autumn colors provide a…
Meadows
Oct 13, 2014
Water droplets collect along the stems of a burning bush (Euonymus alatus) at Grandfather…
Hampton’s General Store
Oct 12, 2014
A sugar maple shines in glorious gold and green outside the Old Hampton Store in Linville….
Deer Habitat
Oct 11, 2014
A deer ambles through the animal habitat at grandfather Mountain as if admiring the autumn…
Grandfather Lake
Oct 10, 2014
While fall color is reaching peak on the high-elevation ridges of Grandfather Mountain, the…
Camp Yonahnoka
Oct 9, 2014
Fall colors dance on the edge of the lake at Camp Yonahnoka, just south of Grandfather Mountain…
Boone Fork Trail
Oct 8, 2014
A bridge over the Boone Fork Creek transports hikers to a wonderland of fall color along the…
Linville Ridge
Oct 7, 2014
Fall color seeps from the upper reaches of Grandfather Mountain to areas below to create a…
Rough Ridge Overlook
Oct 6, 2014
The sun rises above the varied yellows, oranges and greens of Rough Ridge, off the Blue Ridge…
Rough Ridge Overlook
Oct 5, 2014
A hiker gazes at the beauty from Rough Ridge, looking south toward the Linn Cove Viaduct and…
Price Park Picnic Area
Oct 4, 2014
Morning fog lifts to reveal shades of autumn color on the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Price…
Oct 3, 2014
The crimson leaves of the sourwood tree are among the most showy now visible in the High…
Bass Lake
Oct 2, 2014
Many maple trees surrounding Bass Lake in Blowing Rock, N.C., are beginning to shed their…
Tanawha Trail
Oct 1, 2014
A stately red maple stands watch over a pasture off the Tanawha Trail near Holloway Mountain…
Linn Cove Viaduct
Sep 30, 2014
Bright yellow goldenrods coordinate pleasantly with the changing leaves near the Linn Cove…
Stack Rock
Sep 29, 2014
The view from Grandfather Mountain’s Linville Peak shows bursts of vibrant color appearing near…
Price Lake
Sep 28, 2014
A fisherman enjoys the stillness of Price Lake, located on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing…
Grandfather Ridgeline
Sep 27, 2014
Afternoon sun hitting the western slopes of Grandfather Mountain in Linville shows fall color…
Jesse Brown Cabin
Sep 26, 2014
Hints of fall color are emerging along the Blue Ridge Parkway, including outside the Jesse…
