April 18 04/18—05/02/2019

We left the trailer at Black Mountain Campground and explored the Parkway from Graggy Gardens to The Museum of NC Minerals.
IMG_8467 Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Catawba Rhododendron Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Catawba Rhododendron
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Rhododendron Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Rhododendron
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
7D2_7897 Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Gnarly and Twisted Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Gnarly and Twisted
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Gnarly and Twisted Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Gnarly and Twisted
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Gnarly and Twisted I have to admire the tenacity of these trees. The trunk is horizontal, but the roots grew over, around, and back to the ground over the rocks.
Gnarly and Twisted
I have to admire the tenacity of these trees. The trunk is horizontal, but the roots grew over, around, and back to the ground over the rocks.
Craggy Gardens Pinnacle Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Craggy Gardens Pinnacle
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
NC Mountains to Sea Trail Marker Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
NC Mountains to Sea Trail Marker
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Trail Camera Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Trail Camera
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Glassmine Falls Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Glassmine Falls
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Glassmine Falls Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Glassmine Falls
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
7D2_7929 Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Maybe this is why they call it The Blue Ridge. Mt Mitchell State Park Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Maybe this is why they call it The Blue Ridge. Mt Mitchell State Park
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt Mitchell State Park
Day 2 on The Blue Ridge Parkway