Blue Ridge Parkway – COFFEE MUSES

Vacation Pictures – Day 4

Gary BoydJuly 22, 2017July 23, 2017

So here is a selection of pictures from the fourth day on the mountains... Check out the post of that day Slept In On The Mountain Morning Coffee Muses - Wednesday, June 28. We drove north on the Parkway almost to the Virginia line... Stopping at the Brinegar Cabin (to take pictures…

Vacation Pictures – Day 2

Gary BoydJuly 20, 2017July 20, 2017

So here is a selection of pictures from the second day on the mountains... Check out the post of that day First Mountain Morning Coffee Muses - Monday, June 26

Playing Photographer In The Mountains

Gary BoydNovember 9, 2010January 3, 2017

When I stopped to take this shot on the way back up to the cabin yesterday afternoon Sherry wanted to know why I took so many shots of the same scene...I think the result gives the answer. Earlier in the day we were traveling from Blowing Rock to Linville to…

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