October 23, 2020

It's the Skyline Season.

Autumn is a great time to go up to Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, but don't go on the weekend. The Drive turns into a long parking lot by late morning on Saturday.

Let's start this tour in the foothills. This is a trailhead near the Rapidan River.

This black and white image shows a tree near "Camp Red Bird" at Mathews Arm. It looks to me like it has a face!

Since I have a National Parks Pass, I go to the park just about every week except when it's closed for icy conditions or other reasons. 

I still have September pictures so I put four of them into a collage to show you. 



Skyline Drive is known for views as well as autumn color. Right now the foliage is past its peak at higher elevation, but spectacular for long stretches of middle elevations. 

Many visitors stay to watch the sunset. When skies are partly cloudy, it can be incredible!
Skywatch

We're going back down to the foothills to end the post. This is the post office in Sperryville, one of the gateway towns to the park. 

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13 comments:

  1. riitta k1:47 AM, October 24, 2020

    Wonderful calming views <3 Happy weekend Linda.

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  2. Lady Fi4:14 AM, October 24, 2020

    Marvellous scenes!

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  3. William Kendall5:56 AM, October 24, 2020

    Beautiful views.

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  4. eileeninmd6:08 AM, October 24, 2020

    Hello,

    Love the Skyline drive images. My hubby and I drove up just for the day to see the fall colors this week. It is a beautiful place. Happy weekend to you!

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  5. Dragonstar6:33 AM, October 24, 2020

    Such a beautiful place! I enjoyed the tour, and that tree definitely has a face :)

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  6. Tom6:49 AM, October 24, 2020

    ...most of the state parks here reach their capacity by mid morning on the weekends. Senior citizens have free entry during the week, so that's when we go. Thanks Linda for stopping by.

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  7. Rob Siemann7:42 AM, October 24, 2020

    Nice series

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  8. kwarkito10:27 AM, October 24, 2020

    très très très beau !

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  9. Barbara Rogers10:28 AM, October 24, 2020

    Great views, and I love the post office, all business!

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  10. Martha10:54 AM, October 24, 2020

    Great captures! I saw the face on the tree first thing too. Have a great weekend :)

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  11. Spare Parts and Pics12:59 PM, October 24, 2020

    I love our national parks, and would love to visit this one sometime. Beautiful sky capture, and I like that little post office!

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  12. Lea1:59 PM, October 24, 2020

    Beautiful scenes!
    Hope you are having a great weekend!

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  13. Arun Goyal1:41 AM, October 26, 2020

    Lovely shots.I miss these trails a lot in this lockdown situation.It would be my pleasure if you join my link up party related to gardening where you can share about plants and flowers here at http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2020/10/yellow-blooms-in-autumn-garden.html

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