Looking down on clouds from View John Rock overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina. August 4, 2011.
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I took Betsy to Asheville, North Carolina, to celebrate her birthday. Fortunately we both love that part of the country and are happy for any excuse to go there. As usual, we were in no hurry, so we took the scenic route by getting on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Maggie Valley and taking that to Asheville. It took much longer than the interstate would have taken, but the scenery was much more enjoyable.
Thursday started out partly cloudy, but as the afternoon wore on the skies became more and more overcast. We found it hard to get good pictures until we got near View John Rock overlook (Milepost 419). There we found we could look down on clouds in the valleys below us, as you can see from the picture above.
The view from Cherry Cove overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina. August 4, 2011.
We stopped at the next several overlooks if we could see clouds below us. This gave us a very pretty view, even if the day was cloudy.
Blue skies above low clouds in the valleys. August 4, 2011.
As we approached Mount Pisgah, breaks began to appear in the clouds overhead. This allowed us to see blue skies and sun light above the clouds in the valley below.
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