Moses Cone Manor overlooking Bass Lake
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Moses Cone Manor overlooking Bass Lake |
Five years ago, we drove to Blowing Rock with David and Amelia to admire the fall colors. During that trip the weather was not fantastic; on the other hand, the fog and overcast skies lent a nice and moody atmosphere to the photos. This time, the weather was perfect with blue skies and sun; we got to Blowing Rock in time for lunch on October 21, 2020. Later that day, David and Amelia joined us with our grandsons Michael and Nicholas. The next day, the whole family took a stroll around beautiful Bass Lake; later, we had a picnic lunch in Blowing Rock. If you're' wondering why the older page has so many more photos, the answer is simple: grandchildren. I took a fair number shots of the boys, but those are for family pages.
The following morning, we spent some time by Price Lake and along the Blue Ridge Parkway before heading back to Chapel Hill. The woods are truly spectacular in North Carolina at this time of the year. I hope that the images on this page can convey some of that.
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Starting the short but lovely walk around Bass Lake |
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Many of the trees on the other side have lost their leaves already |
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The path is even and suitable for strollers |
Stone bridge and babbling brook |
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This wooden bridge leads away from the lake |
A pine-covered island in the middle of the lake |
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Looking diagonally across the lake to the beginning of the trail |
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Homage to author and artist Joseph E. Scalia's watercolor Monet Schmonet |
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Bass Lake is rather small, not much more than a pond |
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A look at the island with its pines and the clouds reflected in the water |
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A mix of deciduous trees and evergreens |
By the shore of Bass Lake |
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Another look at Moses Cone Manor |
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Bidding farewell to Bass Lake with this small panorama |
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At 7:25 p.m., night has fallen on Blowing Rock's Main Street |
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The view through the screen of our hotel room window |
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Social distancing under the big gazebo by Memorial Park |
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In Blowing Rock, many trees have already shed their leaves |
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Looking at Price Lake from the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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Closeup of the shore of Price Lake |
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By the Moses Cone overlook off the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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The Blue Ridge Parkway |
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By the Moses Cone overlook off the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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The view from the Moses Cone overlook off the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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On the way home, looking south from highway 221 near Boone |
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Another view from tne same location |
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Rearview mirror portrait |
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Back home on a path to Southern Community Park: We have colors, too! |
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Evening light in Fearrington Village |
Most photos were taken between October 21 and 23, 2020 in and around Blowing Rock, North Carolina;
the last two were taken in early November in Chapel Hill and Fearrington Village, respectively.
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