~ FALL 2011 PHOTOS ~ Washington DC, Maryland & Charlottesville VA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2011) |
View from Humpback Rocks, on the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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Trail up to Humpback Rocks The freak October 2012 snow storm was heading our way. |
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Lighning-struck... |
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Northerly view from Humpback Rocks Turn-off from Blue Ridge Pkwy into trailhead parking area at right |
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Looking down on Visitors Center and Mountain Farm from Rocks |
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Approx. 200 degree panorama, centered (more or less) westerly BRP southbound on left; BRP northbound on right |
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Witch-hazel blooms on ridge-top |
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Along the trail... |
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Approaching trailhead on descent |
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Humpback Rocks from the Mountain Farm |
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Mountain Farm at Humpback Rocks: |
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From I-81, near Roanoke, VA You can see remnants of the overnight snow on the peaks. |
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Pano from a rest stop in southern VA |