I had the good fortune to be invited by friends (Ken, Sandy and Peg) on an 8-day New England Cruise and a week in Virginia prior. It was a great trip, and I’ll be showing you pictures as we I process them. This first batch is from Shenandoah National Park (Part of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
When my husband and I went across country in 2013, we missed seeing this area, but did see the Great Smoky Mountains NP. So this was a great opportunity for me to see more of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I can’t say I was disappointed; the mountains are beautiful. But the scenery is pretty much the same at one turn out to another. I’m sure if you can or are into hiking, you’d see more. However, four seniors (Me the oldest.) weren’t into, or could do, either. Walking is our thing.
Here are pictures taken from behind the condo we stayed at.
We stopped at every road going through the Park. It was foggy, and I worked to alleviate much of it with Lightroom. The scenery is lush and green; a welcome change from what we have in drought ridden California.
Our next stop is at the Luray Caverns. There’s a lot of images to process, so memories of this trip will be interspersed with local outings.
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What a wonderful trip and memories! I get what you mean about the Blue Ridge Mountains at times it can seem the same. But you managed to capture different aspects of their beauty! Looking forward to seeing more images from your trip!š·
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Thanks Donna! It’s too bad we couldn’t take a short hike. It was a long trip so I hope you don’t get bored.
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Beautiful, Anne! Autumn looks like it’s having a slow start there, too! Glad you could go and enjoy it!
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Thanks Terri! I was hoping for more color, but not this year and this early.
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That place looks incredible, is there a river with the same name?
Looking forward to seeing your photos from the trip.
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It was Leanne, but it was a bit redundant in regards to scenery. Yes, there is the Shenandoah River, en.wikipedia.org āŗ wiki, but we didn’t take the time to see it.
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Wonderful pictures. I agree, seeing the greenery on the east coast was quite refreshing.
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Anne, I used to live in this region and the Shenandoah mountains was a yearly trip.leaves peak around thanksgiving.Iām glad you got to visit.
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I’m glad too since I missed it on our cross country trip.
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Lovely photos. Specially loved that one with the grass flower in the background. The macros are wonderful, but so are the landscapes. I’ve only been to the Great Smoky once, and that was also in autumn. It had a similar feel, lush, and a touch foggy.
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Thank you I. J.! We were in the Great Smoky National Park in the summer and it was still lush and green. But, I don’t remember fog or haze.
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Lovely photos of your trip so far, Anne!
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Thank you Aletta!
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Wonderful vistas that take me back to my own visit to the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC many years ago. You’ve captured the light and colours really well š I look forward to seeing more of your trip, it sounds like a great one!
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Thank you Sarah! I just finished processing Boston. More to come.
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Wow!
This looks so wonderfully amazing š
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Thank you Hammad!
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