Phil's Places - Blue Ridge Parkway

May 2013 - Blue Ridge Parkway

I spent a couple days driving the Blue Ridge from the Virginia State Line to Linville Falls. 

Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 002
Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 002
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Blue Ridge.


Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 011 - Brineger Cabin
Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 011 - Brineger Cabin
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Brineger Cabin - which gives some idea of the lives of people who lived here 100 years ago..


copy37_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 007
copy37_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 007
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copy57_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 002
copy57_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 002
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copy27_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 009
copy27_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 009
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copy30_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 018 - Bluff Mountain
copy30_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 018 - Bluff Mountain
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Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 028
Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 028
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copy18_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 037
copy18_Blue Ridge Parkway - 2013 05 - 037
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Crabtree Falls - 2013 05 - 04
Crabtree Falls - 2013 05 - 04
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Crabtree Falls.


Crabtree Falls - 2013 05 - 02
Crabtree Falls - 2013 05 - 02
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Crabtree Falls - 2013 05 - Trail 01
Crabtree Falls - 2013 05 - Trail 01
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Crabtree Falls - 2013 05 - Trail 06
Crabtree Falls - 2013 05 - Trail 06
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Grandfather Mountain - 2013 05 - 02
Grandfather Mountain - 2013 05 - 02
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Grandfather Mountain.


Linn Cove Viaduct - 2013 05 - 08
Linn Cove Viaduct - 2013 05 - 08
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Linn Cove Viaduct - some amazing engineering as the parkways winds along side a mountain without cutting into it..


copy80_Linville Falls - 2013 05 - River - 11
copy80_Linville Falls - 2013 05 - River - 11
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Linnville River.


Linville Falls - 2013 05 - River - 02
Linville Falls - 2013 05 - River - 02
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Above the falls.


Linville Falls - 2013 05 - 03
Linville Falls - 2013 05 - 03
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Then it plunges into a canyon.


Linville Falls - 2013 05 - 05
Linville Falls - 2013 05 - 05
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Before falling.


Linville Falls - 2013 05 - 12
Linville Falls - 2013 05 - 12
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copy42_Linville Falls - 2013 05 - 13
copy42_Linville Falls - 2013 05 - 13
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