We’re right in the middle of October and that means fall color season to thousands of Parkway travelers. But don’t neglect the great displays along the road, the signs of fall harvest, with fields of pumpkin and cabbage and corn growing right up to the edge of the roadway in many places. Parkway meadows are […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Color Report for October 8, 2009
This is the Parkway fall color report for October 8, 2009. Obviously October means fall color season to thousands of Parkway travelers but don’t neglect the great displays along the road and the signs of fall harvest with fields of pumpkins and cabbage, corn growing right up to the edge of the roadway in many […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Color Report for September 28, 2009
It’s late September and the Parkway meadows are filled with Coreopsis and Black Eyed Susan, Queen Anne’s Lace, Butterfly Weed, Joe Pye Weed. All of those late summer blooms and early fall blooms that fill the roadside with color. Typically the Blue Ridge Parkway experiences the much anticipated change in fall foliage around the middle […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for September 23, 2009
It’s mid September and the Parkway meadows are filled with Coreopsis and Black Eyed Susan, Queen Anne’s Lace, Butterfly Weed and Joe Pye. All of those late summer blooms that fill the roadsides with color. The early signs of fall are present throughout the northern sections of the Parkway. Dogwoods have assumed a little bit […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for September 4, 2009
Here in late summer along the Parkway the meadows are filled with Coreopsis and Black Eyed Susan, Queen Anne’s Lace, Butterfly Weed and Joe Pye Weed. All of those late summer blooms that fill the meadows with color. In the northern areas of the Parkway also look for Ox Eyed Daisy and Touch Me Not, […]
