Blue Ridge Mt. Overlook
by Christopher James
Title
Blue Ridge Mt. Overlook
Artist
Christopher James
Medium
Photograph - Photography Digital Art
Description
This image was taken just outside of Asheville North Carolina.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, and extends 550 miles southwest from southern Pennsylvania through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians, lies the Great Appalachian Valley, bordered on the west by the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian range.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are noted for having a bluish color when seen from a distance. Trees put the "blue" in Blue Ridge, from the isoprene released into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their distinctive color.
Within the Blue Ridge province are two major national parks β the Shenandoah National Park in the northern section, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the southern section β and eight national forests including George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Cherokee National Forest, Pisgah National Forest, Nantahala National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. The Blue Ridge also contains the Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway that connects the two parks and is located along the ridge crest-lines with the Appalachian Trail.
I did not realize until processing this image that there was a bee perched on one of the flower buds. Wonder if he was taking advantage of the view....lol you can check it out by clicking on the high resolution of the right flower on the inside left of flower.
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September 27th, 2020
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