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Location is Grandfather Mountain in Linville, North Carolina, two miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway at MP 305. From the photographer: “This image was taken in early June at the top of Grandfather Mountain during a photography conference.  Two other excited photographers were also capturing the sunset."

Photo Essay: Blue Ridge Parkway

The views along, from and upon the 469-mile scenic roadway on the spine of the Virginia and North Carolina Blue Ridge are spectacular in every season.
A salamander playing hide-and-go-seek in the mossy forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Photo Essay: Spring Flora & Fauna

New green, new cheeps and peeps—spring is here and our contributing photographers deliver the beauty.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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