NC14GT

A perfect day July 30 here in western NC so we headed up to the parkway for a drive that never gets old. Here are some photos from various pull-offs located between Mt Pisgah (south of Asheville) to the Waynesville exit. For the 'I love nature' folks here is quite a nice photo my wife snapped of a Spicebush butterfly on a Turk's Cap flower. It came out really good. Click on any of the photos to enlarge several times if you like.

SilverSkoundrel

great car

tukatz

Did that drive in 2006 in a '91 Morgan and loved it. Your car looks great, as usual.

tbear853

It's not a fast drive (tickets are for federal court BTW) ..... but I have been riding (M-C s) and driving the Blue Ridge Parkway since I got my license in 1970 .... never tire of it .... even in rain it's gorgeous. Live 20 minutes from two entrance points since 1981 .... and we use them.

Great pics too (especially https://themustangsource.com/attachments/f637/142999d1375397850t-07-mustang-blue-ridge-pkwy-pisgah-inn-033-copy.jpg) .... we just came up through the lower end in early June hoping to catch Rhadadendrons in bloom, but we was a might early.
We just bought the Mustang in June, we haven't caught a day so clear to drive the BRP in it yet, but it's usually one of our big treats to do.

Love the GT/CS as well!

05YellowGT

Stunning pictures ...

NC14GT

Thanks for all the comments!
tbear853, just remember that the section north of Asheville is closed all the way to Mt Mitchell. Part of the road gave way with all the rain we had.
Here's another:

Glenn

good stuff

tbear853

Oh man .... that's not good. Thanks though ..... will keep in mind and check before next visit.

Early June we had spent a week with BIL and family in Ga., then to Mississippi and visited Vaughn where Casey Jones had his wreck (night in Canton) and then up Natchez Trace Parkway to Nashville (night) and then over to Pall Mall to tour the stomping grounds of Sgt Alvin C. York ..... then down through Tenn across Cherohala Parkway and up the Smokey Mtns. Parkway and spent a night in Cherokee, then followed BRP all the way to Spruce Pine .... stopping at Mt Pisgah and eating lunch on Mt Mitchell .... then we headed up to Roan Mtn and eventually made it home to The Shenandoah Valley near Midnight.

NC14GT

tbear853, you sure have your beautiful routes down to a science. We also have done about 90% of your itinerary in the past. Some of the best scenic roads the US has to offer.
We just heard on the local Asheville station that the closed BRP section I mentioned above will hopefully be open by Labor Day. Depends on weather.

tbear853

I love driving and seeing new "old" roads, Interstates have little appeal for me except they keep most traffic off my favorite roads.

I try ..... my wife accuses me of buying a 50 year old postcard for too much $$$, then spending way more $$$ traveling across country to see the spot for real ....
.... but she exagerates.

All seriousness, we live up above Roanoke near Staunton and her brother lives Conyers Ga near Atlanta ..... we often travel through on US Rt 23 / I-26 (same routing) from I-81 through Johnson City, Tn thru Asheville and Dillsboro (BBQ) and south on 441 to Athens, Ga. .... and often on the way home we can turn a 8 hour trip into .... 14-16 or more?

Last night they ran a news blurb on that part of the BRP, showed how 1/2 is falling away or dropping ..... glad I wasn't up at night in the 2008 Mustang GT / 5 speed and the first to find it!

sportystang

Beautiful car!