Blue Ridge Parkway is open

 We drove down to Brevard, and then over US 276 to the parkway, just south of the Pisgah Inn, where we went for a picnic and then desert. Then we drove up the Parkway to Black Mountain...well, close to it exiting on US 70. The Parkway continued all the way to the Mt. Mitchell State Park, but then is still closed further north where it opens again.

There were nice views, but the colors have NOT changed yet (as of Sept. 22, 2025)

Road to left used to go to trout farms...I wonder if they are still there. It's hard for me to figure out the sign.

Even the sumac is just yellow and orange, instead of it's bright deep reds. Maybe more will change later.

People are posting old photos all over the internet to get tourists to come to see the beautiful colors of leaves...it's probably pretty disappointing for them.

Looking Glass Falls is right next to the highway.

But the bright morning sun made it a bit difficult to see!

There are nice steps going down to the base of the falls, for those who want to climb back up. We didn't.

Teresa caught a strange rainbow with her phone camera...mine didn't see it.

I'll share a few more photos soon.

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Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film.

ANSEL ADAMS