Fall Color on the Pkwy

After packing up camp last weekend we took a trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway before coming home.  I think we hit the perfect weekend to see the color.  Much earlier and it would have been more green, much later and a lot would have dropped.  

We have traveled a few of the sections in Western NC previously, so this time we took a section we haven't seen previously.  We went North from Brevard on Hwy 276, got to the Pkwy and went East toward Asheville.  

My family has named this section of the Pkwy the "Tunnel Section".  In that stretch of roughly 25 miles we went through about 12 tunnels in the mountains.  

This first photo is Cold Mountain. 

 You can see the amazing views we had from the various overlooks.  It's hard to capture the vibrant color and wide open views we saw in a photograph.

 Near the end of our trip we got a unique view of the Biltmore house from the Pkwy.  Seeing it gave us an idea. Notice there is a little more green in the trees at the lower elevation.

To finish our trip, we made a visit to the Biltmore Estate and toured through the house.

I'm not sure this was my favorite section of the Pkwy, but it was certainly beautiful.  The tunnels also added an interesting element to the trip and kept the kids entertained during a day in the car.  In any season, it's always worth the drive.