The Blue Ridge Parkway is still closed to traffic, as is the Mt. Mitchell State Park, since damages from Hurricane Helene haven't yet been repaired to various roads...maybe next year. So here's a memory of a visit from the Way-Back-Machine, through my old blog Living in Black Mountain.
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| View from picnic area on Mt. Mitchell, 2010 |
Today's quote:
What is Art any way?
When I think of how hopelessly unable I am to answer that question I can not help feeling like a farce… I'll lose what little self respect I have — unless I can in some way solve the problem a little — give myself some little answer to it.
Georgia O'Keefe
...I visited Mt. Mitchell years ago.
ReplyDeleteI admit its just another mountain, with nice views. The overlook was updated since that photo, with better descriptions of what you're looking at. I hope they are still in good shape when the park re-opens.
DeleteNice memory. Toes crossed it gets fixed and opened.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm guessing this is Suzi. I also hope to go visit it again sometime.
DeleteWhat a pity that that gorgeosity is unaccessible.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure that it has also affected tourism here in Black Mountain, as well as Asheville. People come up to these mountains and want to take some hikes usually. Many trails lead off the Parkway.
DeleteIt's such a long job to repair roads after such massive damage. I loved that road years ago on a vacation. Such beauty everywhere. I expect nature is liking the respite from people though.
ReplyDeleteThe most obvious natural effect, maybe not from the road being closed, is the increased black-bear population. But that's probably because each year they're eating out of our garbage cans, and thus much more healthy, having bigger litters, which means double troubles.
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ReplyDeleteI have been on the parkway many times and we visited Mt Mitchell a few years ago. Beautiful places, I hope the roads are fixed soon. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
It's funny how we never know what might suddenly no longer be there. Nobody would have expected Hurricane Helene to cause the Blue Ridge Parkway to be closed for this long!
DeleteIt'll be interesting to see what effect the long closure has on wildlife and the ecology. As for Georgia O'Keefe, she needn't have worried. In my opinion she was a great artist.
ReplyDeleteI'm also interested in how the parkway area might have more wildlife. It's such a narrow park going along ridges through areas where little towns are, though. So it's maybe not going to be much "wilder." Yes, O'Keefe is among the greats in my mind as well.
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