How can it be Saturday already? The days are flying by. Well, I have some more pictures from Skyline Drive to share, but first here is a picture of Charlie, with a colorful filter from Picsart.
The colors of autumn are in their glory in the mountains. I went up to Skyline Drive twice this week. On Tuesday, I invited Deborah and Frank to go with me because they had expressed an interest in doing so. She brought her cute dog along.
We entered Skyline Drive at Thornton Gap and drove south to route 33, where we exited. The skies were clear and the views were colorful.
On Thursday, I had a dental appointment in Front Royal, the town at the northern end of Shenandoah National Park. I have a National Parks pass, so I couldn’t resist going back up on Skyline Drive again. I covered the northern section of the park this time, exiting at Thornton Gap.
I ate lunch in the picnic area at Dickey Ridge, and then continued south. The tulip poplars were in their golden glory at Low Gap, and I took way too many pictures. I won’t bore you with all of them, since I have featured them on my blog several times in the past.
A few miles south of there, I saw deer beside the road in spite of it being busy with autumn tourists. I pulled into the parking lot at Jenkins Gap, and spotted a buck browsing nearby. He did not run off when I quietly got out of the car to take pictures. He moved away and then returned, looking at me curiously
Thank you, Mr. Buck, for trusting me and posing.
I continued my journey, but I’m going to stop this post here because my eyes are getting tired, and for all I know, maybe yours are too.
The autumn scenes are so lovely
ReplyDeleteThe trees along the Skyline drive are beautiful, hubby and I went last Monday. Love your Cute Charlie and the other cute pup. The deer are not shy in the park, we saw a few deer too. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and a happy week. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
ReplyDeleteThe image of Charlie resembles stained glass a little. The scenic shots are gorgeous and to meet a confiding deer is a real bonus.
ReplyDelete...time slips by too quickly.
ReplyDeleteWe are passing through that area again this January. Last year we did not take Skyline Drive. Barb has finished our itinerary, but I will have to see if we can change it to include it this year!
ReplyDeleteAutumn is really lovely in your part of the world!
ReplyDeleteAnd we love that colourful artification of sweet Charlie!
What great photos of the season. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGlorious autumn colours and cute animals!
ReplyDeleteThe colors last such a short time, which I feel makes the autumn changes even more beautiful to look at. Your photos are very enjoyable.
ReplyDeletebest, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Charlie’s photo is really nice with that effect. Frank is really cute too. Great photos showing all the Fall colors. We were there on the weekend and so was everyone else. The line of cars going into the park as we left must have been 5 miles long, with police directing people into one lane to keep the other lanes free for thru-traffic. It was amazing! Loved that you saw the dear. We weren’t so lucky but hopefully next time.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to put a spin on your dental appt by also using it as an opportunity to drive aroound and take these pictures.
ReplyDeleteA fine area that is so close for you to visit. We drove around the area years ago in summer, and it was beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove that art of Charlie! And speaking of art, the colors by you are wonderful!
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