Appalachian Encounters http://appalachianencounters.wordpress.com Through My Lens Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:27:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/8d11bee1775aa626b3a92f8b6f9ef555?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Appalachian Encounters http://appalachianencounters.wordpress.com 36.21277-81.662554wordpress/appalachianencountershttp://feedburner.google.com Sunlit Clouds http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wordpress/appalachianencounters/~3/k6gPtVNtBXg/ http://appalachianencounters.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/sunlit-clouds/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:25:29 +0000 jag75 http://appalachianencounters.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/sunlit-clouds/ ]]>

Sunlit Clouds, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

The cloud ceiling in this evening was amazing, causing the sunset light to dance and move all over the sky.

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Sun Dog Over Hanging Rock, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

To the left of the setting sun appeared a sundog over Hanging Rock.

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Yellow Gold, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

There really is nothing more amazing than the colors that nature produces.

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Leaves on Mossy Boulders, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

 

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Fall Escapes, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

This small creek meanders along the BRP north headed toward Deep Gap and West Jefferson. There’s quite a few pull-off’s where you can check it out. I was hoping for some fallen leaves still in color, but it was still a beautiful spot on a cloudy morning

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A Look Back In Time, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

A view through an old barn next to the Mast General Store reveals antique plow equipment.

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Mast General Store, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

The Mast General Store, opened in 1883, in Valle Crucis, NC.

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Color Contrast, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

I know the winter snap is a few weeks past, but I couldn’t resist putting this one up.

Posted in Grandfather Mountain, Great Views, Weather Tagged: Blue Ridge Mountains, Fall, Fall Foliage, Grandfather Mountain, Landscapes, Nature, North Carolina, Photography, Snow, Trees, Weather ]]> http://appalachianencounters.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/color-contrast/feed/ 1 jag75 http://appalachianencounters.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/color-contrast/ Even the ivy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wordpress/appalachianencounters/~3/QQ5GpOzScBk/ http://appalachianencounters.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/even-the-ivy/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:48:14 +0000 jag75 http://appalachianencounters.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/even-the-ivy/ ]]>

Even the ivy, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

Even the poison ivy has shown color here in the high country.  Sunset shed great light on this transition tree in Valle Crucis.

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Red & Orange & Yellow, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

The pastures and landscapes of this area never stop amazing me. The colors they can produce are irresistible, complimentary, and beautiful.

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