When Men and Mountains Meet

"Great things are done
when men and mountains meet."
~ William Blake

Heading south on the Blueridge Parkway, between US 70 and US 74, the winding road forms an "S." Add a blue sky and a warm autumn day and you've spelled: H-E-A-V-E-N!

(AskAsheville blog excerpt. Full blog entry: http://ashevillenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2009/11/when-men-mountain-meet.html )

Leaves Are Changing

Going through the "Garden of the Gods..."

Vibrant Harley ride yesterday with high visibility and the colors so clean and bright after all the rain we've had. The tree canopy so close, I could reach up and touch the bright colors. Up on NC 215 & Blue Ridge Parkway, the leaves are starting to turn and drop...

Close Up, Steven

NC 215, West Fork Pigeon River

Sparkling sunlight, bright colors

Rushing water over rock beds

Angler fishing, nearby waterfall.

Beauty, peace, light.

Cloud Ten

Heading north, back home. Our late afternoon run on the Parkway, just before 7 pm and the eye-level clouds are still miracles of nature, embracing, shielding Mt. Pisgah with white lightness.

"I was on cloud ten-- a very high, comfortable cloud, far from reality." ~ Lauren Bacall

Reeves Cove Road, Candler, NC

Almost home...

Blue & White Sky

Heading North on the Parkway with Mt Pisgah straight ahead. No need to hurry, just soaking in the splendor.

No way to describe the spectacular sky. Bright blue, with billowy clouds, white, clean, as light as the joy in our hearts. We...are...so...lucky...

So easy to lean forward and whisper, "It's just the two of us. On top of the world."

Look at what we share.