I spent an afternoon driving up to and along the Blue Ridge. Mt. Mitchell is one of the highlights along this section of the parkway. At 6,684 ft., it is the highest peak in the Appalachians and in the eastern US! This was also the prettiest part of the parkway we've seen.
A pretty scene enroute to the parkway. I think this is Lake James.
A nice lookout spot. Mt. Mitchell is just to the left of this view.
As I got closer to the Mt. Mitchell park, the road got prettier and prettier!!
The beautiful forests just below Mt. Mitchell.
Gorgeous roadside greenery.
Pretty teeny flowers, called bluets.
Rhododendrons (Catawba rhodies) on the way! Beautiful even before blooming.
And even more so afterwards. But they look just like azaleas to me (except for their leaves)! Are azaleas just part of the rhody family or what?
Pretty, pretty rhodies!
Mountain laurel. How fun the flower buds are!
Fun windy road back down the hill!
Somebody's adorable little house/dock dealybob. Maybe it's for fishing. Maybe it's for throwing tea parties. Whatever - it's just cute and looks so pretty along the lake.
And this isn't the main house! Just a fish-house or dollhouse or something! I'd wager that their "real" house is pretty nice too, whatcha wanna bet?!
Nice, eh? Want one? Me too!
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