Here are a few more photos from my trip to North Carolina and the Blue Ridge Parkway. I had a wonderful trip and am already to head back to the mountains and look for more wildflowers to photograph.
Catawba Rhododendron – Rhododendron catawbiense – photographed at Rhododendron Gardens on Roan Mountain
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
False Bugbane – trautvetteria caroliniensis – photographed on Roan Mountain
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Gray’s Lily – lilium grayi – photographed on Roan Mountain
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Spotted Wintergreen – chimaphila maculata – photographed on the trail to Linville Falls
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Galax – galax utceolata – photographed along the Tanawha Trail just under the Linn Cove Viaduct
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
And finally Linville Falls from Erwin’s View. Bill and I had photographed Linville Falls from the other overlooks, but had never made it to Erwin’s View. It’s now my favorite spot to photograph Linville Falls from – next time I’ll just make sure I’m not there in the middle of the day.
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I only spent a few days photographing on this trip – but what time I had on the Blue Ridge Parkway was wonderful.
Beautiful pictures, Patty. I know where all these places are, as I used to live and work in the area. Your photos brought back some pleasant memories!