Weekend Visits to SWVA & Western NC Mountains

I thought I would share some photos I have taken over the past five days.  They range from Peach Bottom Falls in Independence, to The Cascade Falls just east of Boone, NC (mile marker #272 on the Blue Ridge Parkway), The Blowing Rock in Blowing Rock, NC... to all sorts of other critters, animals and flora along the way as well.  It still amazes me all the different views along the same stretch of road depending on the time of the day you visit.

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Peach Bottom Falls, Independence, VA

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Little Rock Baptist Church, Boomer, NC -- Broyhill Memorial Gardens

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Little Rock Baptist Church, Boomer, NC -- Broyhill Memorial Gardens

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Little Rock Baptist Church, Boomer, NC -- Broyhill Memorial Gardens

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View from atop the "Blowing Rock" in Blowing Rock, NC

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THE Blowing Rock

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Geological Marker insert in the Blowing Rock

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Small waterfall outside the gift shop at the Blowing Rock.

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Winding path to the Cascade waterfalls

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View from top above the Cascades

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Another view farther on down of the Cascades

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View of the Cascades waterfalls

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Ghost mountains in the evening sun

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Mountains over mountains in the setting sun

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Mountain Laurels were plentiful and in full bloom.

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Flame Azelas along the path were also in full bloom

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Two of a kind