Sunrise on the Blue Ridge
by Lynn Bauer
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Sunrise on the Blue Ridge
Artist
Lynn Bauer
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
It's a beautiful fall morning in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina as the fog creates layers of color during sunrise. A flock of birds are silhouetted against the colors of the sky as the sun casts it rays into the atmosphere. Take on a fall driving trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southern-most portion in Georgia, then ending northward in Pennsylvania. 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 their 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: the Shenandoah National Park in the northern section and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the southern section. The Blue Ridge also contains the Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile long scenic highway that connects the two parks and is located along the ridge crestlines with the Appalachian Trail.
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December 17th, 2012
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