{"id":7263,"date":"2022-10-10T22:59:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T14:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=7263"},"modified":"2023-12-27T10:13:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T02:13:48","slug":"20221010blue-ridge-parkway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010blue-ridge-parkway\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2022 Foliage, South Blue Ridge Parkway to Asheville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Third day of my road trip to the south Blue Ridge Mountains. I would be leaving the Great Smoky Mountains today, taking the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway towards Asheville.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3239.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3239.jpg\" alt=\"Fields in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields in Autumn Colors<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n  \t  fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n  \t  focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n  \t  cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n  \t  breakpoints 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secondarySlider20 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After spending two fulfilling days in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I would start my journey back home today. I had always wanted to take the driving tour of Blue Ridge Parkway, whose southern terminus is just to the east of the national park, so that\u2019s my way home. For my trip to Grayson Highlands back in May, I took the Blue Ridge Parkway back from Fancy Gap, so this time I planned to reach Fancy Gap by next afternoon, after which I would take the interstate back home around Washington DC as I had to be back by tomorrow\u2019s end. With that, I planned to spend this night around Asheville (and I ended up in the town of Marion, NC). It turned out that I had two very packed days ahead of me.<\/p>\n<p>After a long hike the previous day, I took a good night\u2019s rest, and only checked out of the hotel in Pigeon Forge at 9:30am. First, I would drive through Great Smoky Mountains National Park to reach the start of Blue Ridge Parkway.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park\">Great Smoky Mountains National Park<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a timelapse video of me driving through the national park, captured by a windshield-mounted GoPro.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0CJnQ9Gt-8Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 100%\">\n<li>0:00 Starting near Sugarlands Visitor Center<\/li>\n<li>2:31 Ben Morton Overlook<\/li>\n<li>3:23 Charles A Webb Overlook<\/li>\n<li>3:33 An unnamed overlook, with arguably the best views of the day<\/li>\n<li>5:24 Driving past Oconaluftee Visitor Center<\/li>\n<li>The remainder of the video follows Big Cove Road to the parking lot of Mingo Falls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s a Monday and the traffic was noticeably lighter in the park, and the autumn colors were always stunning. I made a stop at Morton Overlook for a last look at Tennessee before I crossed into North Carolina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_110118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_110118.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3165.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3165.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A valley between the mountain where the park road made its way up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3170.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3170.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Chimney Tops clearly visible in the left background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3169.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3169.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Along the road further up the mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3167.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3167.jpg\" width=\"48%\" alt=\"Overlooking Park Road in Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Park Road in Forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20221010_110118.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3165.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3170.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3169.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3167.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Park Road in Forest\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Morton Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_110118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_110118.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3165.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3165.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A valley between the mountain where the park road made its way up.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3170.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3170.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Chimney Tops clearly visible in the left background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3169.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3169.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Along the road further up the mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3167.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3167.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Park Road in Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Park Road in Forest<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Apart from Newfound Gap and Clingmans Dome, I believed the best overlooks of Great Smoky Mountains National Park were located in North Carolina, by which I nominated Deep Creek Valley overlooks. Unfortunately, their parking was full by the time I drove past them, so I stopped at Charles A Webb Overlook, where views weren\u2019t as great as Deep Creek Valley Overlook, and an unnamed one after the park road turned around through Thomas Ridge, with the last great views in the park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3173.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Charles A Webb Overlook. A rolling sea of clouds living up to the name of great smoky.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3172.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3172.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Charles A Webb Overlook. A rolling sea of clouds living up to the name of great smoky.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3171C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3171C9.jpg\" alt=\"Clingmans Dome\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clingmans Dome<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Charles A Webb Overlook. Parking lot in the left, the observation tower in the center right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3185.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the unnamed turnout around the corner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3184.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3184.jpg\" alt=\"Newfound Gap\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newfound Gap<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the unnamed turnout around the corner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3174.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3174.jpg\" alt=\"Park Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Park Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the unnamed turnout around the corner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3173.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3172.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3171C9.jpg\" alt=\"Clingmans Dome\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3185.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3184.jpg\" alt=\"Newfound Gap\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3174.jpg\" alt=\"Park Road\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the overlooks.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3173.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Charles A Webb Overlook. A rolling sea of clouds living up to the name of great smoky.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3172.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3172.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Charles A Webb Overlook. A rolling sea of clouds living up to the name of great smoky.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3171C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3171C9.jpg\" alt=\"Clingmans Dome\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clingmans Dome<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Charles A Webb Overlook. Parking lot in the left, the observation tower in the center right.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3185.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the unnamed turnout around the corner.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3184.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3184.jpg\" alt=\"Newfound Gap\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newfound Gap<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the unnamed turnout around the corner.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3174.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3174.jpg\" alt=\"Park Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Park Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the unnamed turnout around the corner.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3175_DSC_3183-9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3175_DSC_3183-9.jpg\" alt=\"View of Great Smoky Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of Great Smoky Mountains<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">At the unnamed turnout. I liked the transition from foliage at lower elevations to coniferous forests at higher elevations.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, the park road wound its way down the mountain, reaching the town of Cherokee, named for the indigenous tribe. Before heading onto Blue Ridge Parkway, I decided to check out the nearby Mingo Falls.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Mingo_Falls\">Mingo Falls<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is one of the tallest waterfalls in the southern Appalachian region. It\u2019s located a bit out of the way, about 10 minutes from the parkway. From its parking lot, it&#8217;s a short 200m one-way trail to the waterfall, involving many steps (which means, it\u2019s improved and in my opinion, very accessible). The waterfall can be viewed from a footbridge at a distance. Even though the waterflow wasn\u2019t high for the season, the impressive height of Mingo Falls easily made it my favorite waterfall of the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3192.jpg\" alt=\"Mingo Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mingo Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3191.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3191.jpg\" alt=\"Mingo Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mingo Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3190.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3190.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mingo Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mingo Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3189.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3189.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mingo Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mingo Falls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3192.jpg\" alt=\"Mingo Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3191.jpg\" alt=\"Mingo Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3190.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mingo Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3189.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mingo Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Mingo Falls.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3192.jpg\" alt=\"Mingo Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mingo Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3191.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3191.jpg\" alt=\"Mingo Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mingo Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3190.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3190.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mingo Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mingo Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3189.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3189.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mingo Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mingo Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Blue_Ridge_Parkway\">Blue Ridge Parkway<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>So after the detour to Mingo Falls, it\u2019s 12:30pm by the time I headed onto the Blue Ridge Parkway. Compared with the road through the Great Smoky Mountains, the parkway was much quieter, but in my opinion with better foliage colors covering the full range from green to red. The drive was both relaxing and enjoyable, and I was glad I visited at the best time of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a timelapse video of the day&#8217;s driving along the parkway, captured by a windshield-mounted GoPro.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8e3C3xdV6D0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 100%\">\n<li>0:00 Entering the parkway from its southern terminus<\/li>\n<li>0:17 Raven Fork Overlook<\/li>\n<li>2:07 Bunches Bald Overlook<\/li>\n<li>2:24 Plott Balsam Overlook<\/li>\n<li>2:47 Leaving the parkway at Soco Gap. I decided to take a small detour to visit the nearby Soco Falls.<\/li>\n<li>3:08 Resuming at Soco Gap Overlook<\/li>\n<li>3:52 Woolyback Overlook<\/li>\n<li>4:10 Waterrock Knob Visitor Center<\/li>\n<li>4:34 Yellow Face Overlook<\/li>\n<li>6:41 Steestachee Bald Overlook<\/li>\n<li>8:07 Richland Balsam Overlook. Highest point of Blue Ridge Parkway<\/li>\n<li>8:18 Cowee Mountain Overlook. Great views.<\/li>\n<li>9:20 Wolf Mountain Overlook<\/li>\n<li>9:48 Devil&#8217;s Courthouse Parking Lot<\/li>\n<li>10:35 Graveyard Fields Parking Lot<\/li>\n<li>10:43 East Fork Overlook<\/li>\n<li>11:35 Pounding Mill Overlook<\/li>\n<li>12:20 Funnel Top Overlook<\/li>\n<li>13:41 Wash Creek Valley Overlook<\/li>\n<li>The video ends at French Broad Overlook, just outside Asheville NC, when it\u2019s getting dark.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Along the way, I stopped at a few overlooks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3203.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">from Bunches Bald Overlook, Jenkins Ridge in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3201.jpg\" alt=\"Jenkins Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Jenkins Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Bunches Bald Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3200.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Bunches Bald Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3219.jpg\" alt=\"Setzer Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Setzer Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Plott Balsam Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3218.jpg\" alt=\"Plott Balsams\" \/><\/a><\/br>Plott Balsams<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Plott Balsam Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3206.jpg\" alt=\"Wolfetown Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wolfetown Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">US Route 19. The road I was about to take to Soco Falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3204.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Plott Balsam Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3203.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3201.jpg\" alt=\"Jenkins Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3200.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3219.jpg\" alt=\"Setzer Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3218.jpg\" alt=\"Plott Balsams\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3206.jpg\" alt=\"Wolfetown Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3204.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Bunches Bald Overlook and Plott Balsam Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3203.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">from Bunches Bald Overlook, Jenkins Ridge in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3201.jpg\" alt=\"Jenkins Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Jenkins Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Bunches Bald Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3200.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Bunches Bald Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3219.jpg\" alt=\"Setzer Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Setzer Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Plott Balsam Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3218.jpg\" alt=\"Plott Balsams\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Plott Balsams<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Plott Balsam Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3206.jpg\" alt=\"Wolfetown Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wolfetown Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">US Route 19. The road I was about to take to Soco Falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3204.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Plott Balsam Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3211.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3211.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Monarch Butterfly\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3213C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3213C9.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Monarch Butterfly\" \/><\/a><\/br>Monarch Butterfly<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Plott Balsam Overlook. This was the only wildlife sighting of the day, as I admired both its beauty and the amazing macro capabilities of my new 24-120F4 lens that I got just before this trip.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Soco_Falls_off_Parkway\">Soco Falls off Parkway<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>At Soco Gap, I decided to take a detour to visit the nearby Soco Falls. The waterfalls were located just a short 1.4mi from the parkway, unfortunately, its parking lot was small and <i>not well maintained<\/i>. That meant my car sustained minor undercarriage damage, which was repaired sometime later with touchup pens. &#x1F620;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the waterfall, it\u2019s located just off the parking lot, but unfortunately required some scrambling (YDS class 2) down to reach the water. There were ropes at the scrambling sections providing some help. Alternatively, the waterfall could be viewed from a wooden platform some distance away. Soco Falls were actually two waterfalls next to each other, but neither of them was tall nor spectacular. For the poor parking lot conditions and steep scramble down, I wasn\u2019t a big fan of the waterfall. But in the end, it\u2019s just next to the major road of US19, and close to the parkway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3220.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Soco Falls from Overlook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Soco Falls from Overlook<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken from a wooden platform overlooking the waterfall, built for those not fit for the scramble down. The red leaves in the foreground provided the perfect balance of colors.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3223.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3223.jpg\" width=\"89.5%\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Soco Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3225.jpg\" width=\"89.5%\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Soco Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3227.jpg\" width=\"89.5%\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Soco Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_134129.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_134129.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Soco Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3226.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3226.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Downstream of Soco Falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3221.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3221.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3224.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3224.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek and Soco Falls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3220.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls from Overlook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3223.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3225.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3227.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20221010_134129.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3226.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3224.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Soco Falls.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3220.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls from Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Soco Falls from Overlook<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken from a wooden platform overlooking the waterfall, built for those not fit for the scramble down. The red leaves in the foreground provided the perfect balance of colors.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3223.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3223.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Soco Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3225.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Soco Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3227.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Soco Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_134129.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_134129.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Soco Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3226.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3226.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Downstream of Soco Falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3221.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3221.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3224.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3224.jpg\" alt=\"Soco Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek and Soco Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I continued onto the parkway, heading towards Waterrock Knob.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Waterrock_Knob\">Waterrock Knob<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The place of the only visitor center along Blue Ridge Parkway for the day, featuring a large parking lot, many picnic tables, and decent views on both sides of the ridge, but unfortunately, no flush toilet.<br \/>\nAfter taking a few photos at the parking lot, I headed onto the short (0.8km one-way) hiking trail to Waterrock Knob. The first 1\/3 of the trail was paved with wooden stairs, leading to a small overlook (where the views weren\u2019t that great). After that, the remainder of the trail continued towards Waterrock Knob with views to the west.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3248.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3248.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I would make my next stop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3259.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3259.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains and Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains and Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the east, taken from the parking lot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3244.jpg\" width=\"45%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3245.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3245.jpg\" width=\"45%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">First it was a paved pathway to a small overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3228.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Woolyback Overlook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains from Woolyback Overlook<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken back at Woolyback Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3230.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Town of Cherokee. Harrah\u2019s casino resort was an obvious sight among the mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3247.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3247.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Clingmans Dome on the left, Mount LeConte on the right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_145027.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_145027.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">After the small overlook it&#8217;s a typical trail, pretty wide.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3248.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3259.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains and Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3244.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3228.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Woolyback Overlook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3230.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3247.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20221010_145027.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3248.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3248.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I would make my next stop.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3259.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3259.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains and Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains and Parkway<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3244.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3245.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3245.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">First it was a paved pathway to a small overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3228.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Woolyback Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains from Woolyback Overlook<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken back at Woolyback Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3230.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Town of Cherokee. Harrah\u2019s casino resort was an obvious sight among the mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3247.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3247.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Clingmans Dome on the left, Mount LeConte on the right.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_145027.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_145027.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">After the small overlook it&#8217;s a typical trail, pretty wide.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>For all the cars at the parking lot, only a small portion of people opted to hike onto Waterrock Knob, so the summit was never crowded. A few trees grew around the summit, but there were a few spots in between the trees and bushes where one could appreciate the expansive views of fields and mountains wearing full foliage colors. For that, I considered it well worth the efforts on the steep trail leading to the summit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3232.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3232.jpg\" alt=\"Fields in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields in Autumn Colors<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the summit, between bushes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3241.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3241.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">On the map, it&#8217;s called &#8220;Plott Balsam&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3240.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I would make the next stop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3235.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the south, in Nantahala National Forest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3233.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Doubletop Mountain in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3236.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the south, in Nantahala National Forest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3231.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Maggie Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Town of Maggie Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the north, taken along the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3232.jpg\" alt=\"Fields in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3241.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3240.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3235.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3233.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3236.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3231.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Maggie Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of Waterrock Knob.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3232.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3232.jpg\" alt=\"Fields in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields in Autumn Colors<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3241.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3241.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">On the map, it&#8217;s called &#8220;Plott Balsam&#8221;.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3240.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yellow Face Overlook along Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I would make the next stop.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3235.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the south, in Nantahala National Forest.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3233.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Doubletop Mountain in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3236.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the south, in Nantahala National Forest.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3231.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Maggie Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Town of Maggie Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the north, taken along the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>From the summit of Waterrock Knob, one could opt to continue towards Browning Knob to a plane crash site with some wreckage. Considering both time and distance, I decided to forgo that part.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3249_DSC_3258-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3249_DSC_3258-10.jpg\" alt=\"View from Waterrock Knob Parking Lot towards the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Waterrock Knob Parking Lot towards the East<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By the time I left Waterrock Knob Parking Lot, it\u2019s past 3pm. I made a brief stop at the nearby Yellow Face Overlook, and then Steestachee Bald Overlook past US74.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3275.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3275.jpg\" alt=\"Waterrock Knob\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterrock Knob<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Yellow Face Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3276.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3276.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Yellow Face Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3277.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3277.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Steestachee Bald View, Lickstone Bald in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3279.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3279.jpg\" alt=\"Lickstone Bald\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lickstone Bald<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Steestachee Bald View.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3280.jpg\" alt=\"Steestachee Bald\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steestachee Bald<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Doesn&#8217;t look that impressive against the sun.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3282.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3282.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Steestachee Bald View, Richland Balsam in the left.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3275.jpg\" alt=\"Waterrock Knob\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3276.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3277.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3279.jpg\" alt=\"Lickstone Bald\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3280.jpg\" alt=\"Steestachee Bald\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3282.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3275.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3275.jpg\" alt=\"Waterrock Knob\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterrock Knob<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Yellow Face Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3276.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3276.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Yellow Face Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3277.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3277.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Steestachee Bald View, Lickstone Bald in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3279.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3279.jpg\" alt=\"Lickstone Bald\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lickstone Bald<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Steestachee Bald View.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3280.jpg\" alt=\"Steestachee Bald\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steestachee Bald<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Doesn&#8217;t look that impressive against the sun.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3282.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3282.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Steestachee Bald View, Richland Balsam in the left.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3262_DSC_3274-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3262_DSC_3274-13.jpg\" alt=\"View from Yellow Face Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Yellow Face Overlook<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3283_DSC_3294-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3283_DSC_3294-12.jpg\" alt=\"View from Steestachee Bald Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Steestachee Bald Overlook<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Richland_Balsam_Overlook\">Richland Balsam Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Further down the road was Richland Balsam Overlook. This is the highest point of Blue Ridge Parkway, and thus featured a larger parking lot than what its views were worth. Behind it, there was a trail leading up to Richland Balsam <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(from a different overlook down the road)<\/span>, which I didn\u2019t have the time for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3297.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3297.jpg\" alt=\"Marker at Richland Balsam Overlook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Marker at Richland Balsam Overlook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3296.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3296.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3298.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3298.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3297.jpg\" alt=\"Marker at Richland Balsam Overlook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3296.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3298.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Richland Balsam Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3297.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3297.jpg\" alt=\"Marker at Richland Balsam Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Marker at Richland Balsam Overlook<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3296.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3296.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3298.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3298.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Cowee_Mountains_Overlook\">Cowee Mountains Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Not far from the high point of Richland Balsam Overlook was Cowee Mountains Overlook. Located at a curve of parkway, it offered broad views of the mountains to the south, as if to make up for its bigger brother\u2019s lack of views. It\u2019s easily one of the most scenic overlooks of the day, classic for this section of the Blue Ridge Parkway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3300.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3300.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3302.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3315.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3316.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3316.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Richland Balsam\" \/><\/a><\/br>Richland Balsam<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Blue Ridge Parkway passed through the clearings, with its overlook on the left of this photo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3301.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3301.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3300.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3302.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3315.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3316.jpg\" alt=\"Richland Balsam\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3301.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Cowee Mountains Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3300.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3300.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3302.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3315.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3316.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3316.jpg\" alt=\"Richland Balsam\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Richland Balsam<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Blue Ridge Parkway passed through the clearings, with its overlook on the left of this photo.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3301.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3301.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3303_DSC_3314-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3303_DSC_3314-12.jpg\" alt=\"View from Cowee Mountains Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Cowee Mountains Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Wolf_Mountain_Overlook\">Wolf Mountain Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This was another overlook that I stopped at before crossing NC Route 215. Unfortunately, \u201cWolf Mountain\u201d was hardly living up to its furious name, as it looked more like a molehill. The section of parkway from Richland Balsam was largely following a ridge, and the colors of foliage was vivid against a clear blue sky.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3322.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3322.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Wolf Mountain in the foreground right. Wolf Creek Reservoir in the background right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3321.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A weeping wall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3323.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Good blend of colors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3324.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3324.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Good blend of colors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3322.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3321.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3323.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3324.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Wolf Mountain Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3322.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3322.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Wolf Mountain in the foreground right. Wolf Creek Reservoir in the background right.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3321.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A weeping wall.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3323.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Good blend of colors.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3324.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3324.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Good blend of colors.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Devils_Courthouse\">Devil\u2019s Courthouse<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Not long after crossing NC Route 215, I was at Devil\u2019s Courthouse, a prominent cliff-top overlook that stood out among the pine forests of its surroundings. The overlook can be reached via a 1.3km out-and-back trail with 84m elevation gain. For both its name and its views, I decided to check it out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3325.jpg\" alt=\"Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><\/br>Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3326.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3326.jpg\" alt=\"Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><\/br>Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3327.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3327.jpg\" width=\"45%\" alt=\"Trail to Devils Courthouse\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3328.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3328.jpg\" width=\"45%\" alt=\"Trail to Devils Courthouse\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Devils Courthouse<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3330.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Parking Lot<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3331.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Cliff Next to Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff Next to Parking Lot<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I liked the vivid colors of this shot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3351.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3325.jpg\" alt=\"Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3326.jpg\" alt=\"Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3327.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Devils Courthouse\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3330.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Parking Lot\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3331.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff Next to Parking Lot\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3351.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3325.jpg\" alt=\"Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3326.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3326.jpg\" alt=\"Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Devils Courthouse from Parking Lot<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3327.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3327.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail to Devils Courthouse\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3328.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3328.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail to Devils Courthouse\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Devils Courthouse<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3330.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Parking Lot<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3331.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff Next to Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliff Next to Parking Lot<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I liked the vivid colors of this shot.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3351.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Large portions of the trail was paved, so it\u2019s not too much of an effort to reach Devil\u2019s Courthouse. Unfortunately, to protect sensitive species as stated by NPS, or to babysit innocent visitors from falling off the cliff, a wall was set up at Devil\u2019s Courthouse thus the actual cliff was off limits. Nonetheless, the views were well worth the trip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3333.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Courthouse Valley.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3335.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3335.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the west. Tanasee Bald and Herrin Knob in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_164544.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_164544.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3334.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the north, in Pisgah National Forest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3349.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3349.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Pisgah National Forest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3329.jpg\" alt=\"Sam's Knob\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sam&#8217;s Knob<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A prominent mountain to the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3333.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3335.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20221010_164544.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3334.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3349.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3329.jpg\" alt=\"Sam's Knob\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Devil\u2019s Courthouse.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3333.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Courthouse Valley.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3335.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3335.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the west. Tanasee Bald and Herrin Knob in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_164544.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_164544.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3334.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the north, in Pisgah National Forest.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3349.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3349.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Pisgah National Forest.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3329.jpg\" alt=\"Sam's Knob\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sam&#8217;s Knob<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A prominent mountain to the north.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3338_DSC_3348-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3338_DSC_3348-11.jpg\" alt=\"View from Devil\u2019s Courthouse\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Devil\u2019s Courthouse<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, I headed for the Graveyard Falls Trailhead. If I had more time, I would love to check out Black Balsam Knob or even venture into Shining Rock Wilderness, but I had to be home the next evening so they were passed off.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Lower_Graveyard_Falls\">Lower Graveyard Falls<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By the time I arrived at the parking lot of Lower Graveyard Falls, it\u2019s past 5pm, less than 2 hours before sunset. It\u2019s a Monday but the small parking lot was almost full, speaking to its popularity.<br \/>\nI could see why just a few steps from my car, where the setting sun illuminated the fields in the most animated colors. It\u2019s far from the most extensive view of the day, but certainly the most vibrant.<\/p>\n<p>And with that, I headed onto the trail. With my limited time, I could only visit the \u201cLower Graveyard Falls\u201d, leaving out the upper one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3353.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3353.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Autumn Colors<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the parking lot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3355.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3355.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Autumn Colors<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the parking lot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3352.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3352.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Autumn Colors<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the parking lot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3362.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3362.jpg\" width=\"48%\" alt=\"Foliage along Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3363.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3363.jpg\" width=\"48%\" alt=\"Trail to Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Trail to Waterfall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3372.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3372.jpg\" alt=\"Battle of Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Battle of Colors<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Along the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3359.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowstone Prong\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yellowstone Prong<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Flowing downstream to the waterfall.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3353.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3355.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3352.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3362.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3372.jpg\" alt=\"Battle of Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3359.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowstone Prong\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3353.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3353.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in Autumn Colors<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the parking lot.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3355.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3355.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in Autumn Colors<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the parking lot.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3352.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3352.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Autumn Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in Autumn Colors<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the parking lot.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3362.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3362.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Foliage along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3363.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3363.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail to Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Trail to Waterfall<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3372.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3372.jpg\" alt=\"Battle of Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Battle of Colors<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Along the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3359.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowstone Prong\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yellowstone Prong<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Flowing downstream to the waterfall.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The trail to Lower Graveyard Falls was well-constructed, with boardwalk in most if not all parts. Unfortunately, the boardwalk was broken in quite a few places. &#x1F928;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I arrived at Lower Graveyard Falls. The waterfall could be watched from a safe distance where the trail ended, or, one could hop across the rocks and get a close-up look. It\u2019s a series of cascading waterfalls, lacking impressiveness but fitting the soft lighting near dusk. Of the three waterfalls I visited today, only Lower Graveyard Falls offered enough space for its visitors to spread out, to relax and medicate under its soothing sounds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3367.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3367.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3366.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3366.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_173111.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_173111.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3369.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3369.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3370.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3370.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3365.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3365.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Yellowstone Prong\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yellowstone Prong<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Downstream of the waterfall.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3367.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3366.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20221010_173111.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3369.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3370.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3365.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowstone Prong\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-15, #splide-thumb-15 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Lower Graveyard Falls.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3367.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3367.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3366.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3366.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_173111.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_173111.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3369.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3369.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3370.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3370.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Graveyard Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lower Graveyard Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3365.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3365.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowstone Prong\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yellowstone Prong<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Downstream of the waterfall.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After getting back to my car, I drove a short distance down the road to East Fork Overlook. It overlooked the valley where Yellowstone Prong flew through, the same creek that created the Graveyard Falls. Now the sun was lower and the lands were golden, a spectacular autumn scene.<br \/>\nIn addition, for the first time of the day, the distant mountains were facing sunlight and being clearly visible. I picked up two distinctive mountains, Funneltop Mountain and Black Mountain, both deep inside Pisgah National Forest. For the next few overlooks, they were still the distinctive mountains down the horizon. Not until I got back home and processed the photos, did I realize that I had been photographing different faces of the same mountains. It\u2019s the heart-warming feeling that I made some new friends, and they looked after me along the way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-16\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3373.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3373.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Downstream of Graveyard Falls, I could still hear the sound of water in addition to this scenery of foliage colors.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3374.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Funneltop Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In Pisgah National Forest<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3375.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3375.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Black Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In Pisgah National Forest<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3388.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3388.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Wall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Blue Ridge Parkway carved its way through these rocks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-16\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3373.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3374.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3375.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3388.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-16, #splide-thumb-16 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from East Fork Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3373.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3373.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Downstream of Graveyard Falls, I could still hear the sound of water in addition to this scenery of foliage colors.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3374.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Funneltop Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In Pisgah National Forest<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3375.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3375.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Black Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In Pisgah National Forest<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3388.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3388.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Wall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Blue Ridge Parkway carved its way through these rocks.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3377_DSC_3387-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3377_DSC_3387-11.jpg\" alt=\"View from East Fork Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from East Fork Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Pounding_Mill_Overlook\">Pounding Mill Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Pressed on time, the next overlook that I stopped at was Pounding Mill Overlook. Just like the Cowee Mountains Overlook earlier today, this overlook was along a curve of the parkway, giving it broad views. In addition, Looking Glass Rock, a giant rocky hill with curved and exposed rocks, was a novel sight among the rolling hills and forests nearby.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-17\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3389.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3389.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3390.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Fryingpan Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fryingpan Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With the lookout tower on top of it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3393.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3393.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Glass Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking Glass Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3391.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3391.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Funneltop Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Funneltop Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Roughly the same face as previously at East Fork Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3394.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3394.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Black Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A different face from previously at East Fork Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3392.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3392.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_181406.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_181406.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Curve\" \/><\/a><\/br>Curve<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Blue Ridge Parkway made this curve, creating Pounding Mill Overlook with its broad views.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-17\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3389.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3390.jpg\" alt=\"Fryingpan Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3393.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Glass Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3391.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3394.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3392.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20221010_181406.jpg\" alt=\"Curve\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-17, #splide-thumb-17 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Pounding Mill Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3389.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3389.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3390.jpg\" alt=\"Fryingpan Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fryingpan Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With the lookout tower on top of it.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3393.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3393.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Glass Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking Glass Rock<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3391.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3391.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Funneltop Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Roughly the same face as previously at East Fork Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3394.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3394.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Black Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A different face from previously at East Fork Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3392.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3392.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_181406.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_181406.jpg\" alt=\"Curve\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Curve<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Blue Ridge Parkway made this curve, creating Pounding Mill Overlook with its broad views.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3395_DSC_3404-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3395_DSC_3404-10.jpg\" alt=\"View from Pounding Mill Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Pounding Mill Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My next stop was at Funneltop View, named for one of the mountain friends that I made today. Interestingly, both Funneltop Mountain and Black Mountain were visible from here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-18\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3410.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3410.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop and Black Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Funneltop and Black Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Funnel Top View.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3409.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3409.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Funneltop Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Funnel Top View.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3406.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3406.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Black Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Funnel Top View.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3408.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3408.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking Glass Rock was a striking presence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3405C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3405C10.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Allegiant Air A320\" \/><\/a><\/br>Allegiant Air A320<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Presumably flying into the nearby Asheville Airport. Allegiant Airlines was the largest operator from Asheville Airport.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-18\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3410.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop and Black Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3409.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3406.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3408.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3405C10.jpg\" alt=\"Allegiant Air A320\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-18, #splide-thumb-18 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Funneltop View.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3410.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3410.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop and Black Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Funneltop and Black Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Funnel Top View.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3409.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3409.jpg\" alt=\"Funneltop Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Funneltop Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Funnel Top View.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3406.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3406.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Black Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Funnel Top View.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3408.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3408.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking Glass Rock was a striking presence.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3405C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3405C10.jpg\" alt=\"Allegiant Air A320\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Allegiant Air A320<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Presumably flying into the nearby Asheville Airport. Allegiant Airlines was the largest operator from Asheville Airport.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I made two more stops, at Wash Creek Valley Overlook and French Broad River Overlook. I was running late so I made fewer stops along the way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-19\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3411.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near Wash Creek Valley Overlook, a few tunnels were located nearby.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3412.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Autumn Colors near Wash Creek Valley Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3413.jpg\" alt=\"Wash Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wash Creek Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Wash Creek Valley Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3415.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3415.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge across French Broad River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridge across French Broad River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">View from French Broad River Overlook was partly obscured by trees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3417.jpg\" alt=\"French Broad River\" \/><\/a><\/br>French Broad River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">View from French Broad River Overlook was partly obscured by trees.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-19\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3411.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3412.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3413.jpg\" alt=\"Wash Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3415.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge across French Broad River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3417.jpg\" alt=\"French Broad River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-19, #splide-thumb-19 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3411.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near Wash Creek Valley Overlook, a few tunnels were located nearby.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3412.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Parkway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Autumn Colors near Wash Creek Valley Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3413.jpg\" alt=\"Wash Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wash Creek Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Wash Creek Valley Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3415.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3415.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge across French Broad River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bridge across French Broad River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">View from French Broad River Overlook was partly obscured by trees.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/DSC_3417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/DSC_3417.jpg\" alt=\"French Broad River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>French Broad River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">View from French Broad River Overlook was partly obscured by trees.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>By the time I reached French Broad River Overlook on the outskirts of Asheville, it\u2019s just minutes before sunset. Originally, I had <del>planned<\/del> hoped to continue along the parkway, visiting Craggy Pinnacle and Mount Mitchell before reaching my overnight lodge in the town of Marion NC, and that seemed just too ambitious compared to reality. So after the next 10 miles of the parkway, which felt like cutting through some suburban residential neighborhood, I headed onto Interstate 40, taking the shortcut towards the town of Marion.<\/p>\n<p>After having dinner along the way, I reached my overnight hotel in Marion just past 8pm, just over an hour after sunset.<br \/>\nFor this night, I decided to stay in Comfort Inn, Marion, a brand of Choice Hotel Group. Of the few hotels in the town of Marion, it\u2019s the closest to Blue Ridge Parkway <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(still a 30-minute drive)<\/span>. It&#8217;s reasonably priced <span style=\"font-size: small;\">($112 per night before taxes)<\/span>, it&#8217;s clean, and unlike my previous nights at Pigeon Forge <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(which really lowered my bars for hotels &#x1F612;)<\/span>, I didn&#8217;t run into any issues.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">When it comes to proximity to the parkway, I should have stayed in Asheville. However, 2 days were a short time for a road trip by me to reach Fancy Gap, so I tried to cover more distances today and thus decided to stay in Marion, NC. Prices also played a role in my decision.<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-20\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_202233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_202233.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_202244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_202244.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_202253.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_202253.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hotel Room<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-20\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20221010_202233.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20221010_202244.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails-s\/20221010_202253.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-20, #splide-thumb-20 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Comfort Inn, Marion<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_202233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_202233.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_202244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_202244.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/20221010_202253.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/10\/10\/thumbnails\/20221010_202253.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>END<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third day of my road trip to the south Blue Ridge Mountains. 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