Saturday we took a day trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was lovely and we set out for Bat Cave, NC which was a lot of fun and then we drove to Black Mountain and went to the Light Center. I have been there often but it was Amy’s first time. It is used for healing and meditation. Then we drove into Black Mountain and had dinner and drove home to Arden.
It was such a lovely day and even though most of the leaves have dropped there were still bits of color. Here are some of the pictures I took. I hope you enjoy them.
The Light Center. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
A lovely day on the parkway. Photograph and copyright by
Barbara Mattio 2015
The day is beginning to end. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
A flat stretch on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
Chapel in a little knoll.
Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
Losing the light. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
North Carolina is the evergreen state and I am really glad there are so many here. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
Some areas still have a little bit of color. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
Bat Cave NC is very old. There is the cave and the bats come out at night and they feast on mosquitoes in the stream. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
Bat Cave’s general store. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
The bat cave store is filled with many oddities that I haven’t seen since I was a little girl. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
Local color. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
The brooks are all running full. Photograph and copyright by Barbara Mattio 2015
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