On Thursday I visited Shenandoah National Park with a friend and we drove a section of Skyline Drive to see the colorful fall foliage. I love the patchwork pattern of colors that we observed on the slopes of the mountains. The predominant color seemed to be a bright rusty orange, with only small patches of bright yellow and red. In some directions, the sky was hazy, so the successive layers of mountains gradually faded out, as you can see in the final photo.
My blog posting schedule will be a little erratic during the next two to three weeks. I will be driving from Virginia to Texas for a wedding and don’t expect that I will be doing any posting on the days when I will be traveling. I hope that I will be able to do a few postings while I am in Texas—I will be just outside of Austin for about a week or maybe a little longer.
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Have a great time. Don’t do anything I would do.
Have a great trip, Mike. Enjoy the scenery even without photographing it. But do if you have the opportunity.
Thanks, Steve. I hope to get some photos along the way, but a lot will depend on where I manage to stop and for how long.
My favorite types of captures! So beautiful, Mike! Be safe on your trip! My oldest son just moved from the AF base in Fairbanks to Abilene, Texas!
Beautiful. There’s nothing like fall colours!
Wow!! What splendid views! Enjoy!
Fine fall foliage captures, Mike! The patterns of color in the second image especially is very interesting, nicely offset by the v shape of the hills coming together.
Wishing you safe and adventurous travels!