Morning in the Mountains

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Betsy and I traveled to the Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway of North Carolina in October to enjoy the autumn colors. We found colorful trees, although there was not as much as we had hoped there would be. Mother Nature, however, more than made up for any lack of color on the trees by providing gorgeous color in the morning skies.

We got up at dawn each day to enjoy the show. The morning started with a single star shining down as the horizon turned a brilliant orange and red.

As the light increased we could see fog in the valleys below and mountain tops in the distance peeking through the fog.

The eastern sky slowly filled with yellow, orange, and gold colors, silhouetting some trees along the ridge line.

Yes, we definitely found some gorgeous colors in the mountains of North Carolina!

Tags: Blue Ridge Parkway, Mountains, North Carolina, Pisgah Inn, Sunrise/Sunset

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12 Responses to “Morning in the Mountains”

kim blades, writer Says:
January 30, 2018 at 4:12 am | Reply
Stunning skies. It is like being on another, cleaner, planet. Your photos have certainly captured the beauty of the sunrises.
Sartenada Says:
January 30, 2018 at 4:22 am | Reply
Awesome colors – gorgeous photos. Thank You showing them.
Betsy Adams Says:
January 30, 2018 at 8:25 am | Reply
Oh how I enjoy being at Pisgah Inn… Cannot wait to go back there. Your early morning sky pictures are marvelous…..

Love,
Wifey
Larry Says:
January 30, 2018 at 11:04 am | Reply
I wish I had your camera skills George, but obviously not enough to go learn them 🙂
dayphoto Says:
January 30, 2018 at 1:07 pm | Reply
WOW! WOW! WOW! Love these skies!
Ginny Hartzler Says:
January 30, 2018 at 1:08 pm | Reply
George, I have never seen such intense colors! This is just beyond gorgeous! I can even see the stars!!
rhiebert Says:
January 30, 2018 at 2:59 pm | Reply
WOW! That is a most amazing sky.
Jeevan Says:
January 31, 2018 at 3:43 am | Reply
Wow! A spectacular dawn and morning sky. Incredible how nature treat with colors when autumn colors wasn’t sufficient.
Linda, Shenandoah Valley Says:
February 1, 2018 at 1:17 am | Reply
Oh, gorgeous! I wanted to go up on Skyline Drive yesterday to see the sunset but it was closed due to ice.
Coloring Outside the Lines Says:
February 2, 2018 at 3:44 pm | Reply
Wow- just awesome!
diane Says:
February 4, 2018 at 7:22 pm | Reply
Well that is worth waking up for, just beautiful.
diane Says:
February 25, 2018 at 5:53 pm | Reply
The colours are brilliant. Worth getting up for.