Took a quick trip to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Blue Ridge Mountains along part of the Blue Ridge Parkway. #TheMountainsAreCalling #SmokyMountains #BlueRidgeParkway #RoadTrip #Landscape

Ran across this photo I took on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, near Fancy Gap on July 30, 2024.
Damn I love fog. And the color of trees through fog. And the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Havent posted a pic in a while and this one caught my eye scrollin folders.
A couple years old.

Blueridge Sunset

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Today’s small moment — standing still just after sunrise on a cold morning, watching winter fog drift across the James River along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The world felt hushed, as if the day was taking a slow breath before fully waking. Moments like this remind me how much calm can be found simply by noticing what’s already there.

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Managed to get snow snow in on what turned out to be a beautiful day. #hiking #devilscourthouse
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Today’s small moment —

A breathtaking March visit (a couple years ago) to Mabry Mill (on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia), seeing it in winter light when the trees were bare and the landscape stripped down to its quiet essentials.

Without leaves or lush greenery, the mill, water, and surrounding hills felt even more striking—reflections perfectly mirrored, colors softened, and light doing all the work.

It was exhilarating to witness how stunning this place can be in its quieter season, reminding me that beauty doesn’t depend on abundance.

This image will be added to my gallery at https://beautifulsunphotography.com/

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Today’s small moment — A quiet gift from a snowfall years ago, when a short stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway reopened just long enough to step into this stillness. Fresh snow clinging to bare branches, long shadows across the ground, and that crisp winter light against a blue sky.

Moments like this are a reminder of how deeply calming nature can be—how simply pausing to take in a scene like this can do real wonders for our mental health and sense of well-being. This one will be heading to my gallery soon. https://beautifulsunphotography.com/

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Digging thru some pics..just a view from the top of a #mountain..nbd..

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I feel like one of these is in order.

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