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Fall Photo: October 9, 2016

Right now, the drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway between Blowing Rock and Grandfather Mountain is really lighting up with fall color! We will see more acceleration in autumn hues as the cooler weather continues over the next few days. Today’s image is a good...

Fall Photo: October 8, 2016

A very cloudy and somewhat windy day brought more fall chill to the air. Foliage changes seem to be happening almost constantly, so there is something new to see every day. The maples in Memorial Park in Blowing Rock are starting to show lots of color, like this one...

Fall Photo: October 7, 2016

The small towns that make up the High Country all have their own welcoming personality. Home to Ashe County Cheese, the Florence Thomas Art School, and an outstanding public art display, downtown West Jefferson is worth checking out! Today, heavy rains dampened many...

Fall Photo: October 6, 2016

Today on Grandfather Mountain, bright color could be seen here and there, especially on mountain ash trees. The fruit of the tree is a clustered berry that ripens to a vibrant scarlet in the fall. The tree is fairly common in the higher elevations of the High Country,...

Fall Photo: October 5, 2016

Few trees are as colorful as a fall sassafras, which shows a wide variety of hues, often all on a single plant. The leaves are not all the same, either. Some have a single lobe, looking much like a mitten, while others have multiple lobes or none at all. In autumn,...