Clouds on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Heavenly!

We rode south on the Parkway and at 8 in the morning, there is no one on the road. It was mile upon mile of breathtaking beauty.

I shot over 250 pictures today on the Harley. Everywhere I looked was something beautiful to capture.

Black Bear Cub

Astonishment and Adrenaline...
This morning at about 7:30, heading north on the Blue Ridge Parkway, just before the Bull Creek Valley Overlook (Milepost 374), I was happy to get this shot of a black bear cub. The bear was in the middle of the road, looked at us head-on, and had a sweet face.

"Life is full of surprises, isn't it?"
 ~ Charlton Heston

Tunnel & Fog, Parkway

"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." ~ Ray Bradbury

Fog on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Riding through the tunnel near Craggy Gardens...

Looking Glass Rock

Late afternoon ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway. With all the Independence Day activities in downtown Asheville, we had the road virtually to ourselves.

The weather was perfect. We had to stop and put on our jackets and I took this photograph of Looking Glass Rock in Brevard, NC. How stunning a view, amid all of summer's green. I love the rock's beauty and enjoyed hiking to the top of it. We need to do that again soon.

"Truth comes to us from the past, then, like gold washed down from the mountains." ~ Carter G. Woodson

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...