November 16th, 2023

​Autumn in the NC Mountains (5) // Sunrise at Price Lake // You’ll find the Julian Price Lake at milepost #297 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. I had stumbled upon it the previous day, and the lighting wasn’t great. However, from what I could tell, morning might be the ticket. So I got up the next day before sunrise (something I hardly ever do), and headed to the lake. With the morning light increasing rapidly, I came around a bend in the road and the lake came into view. The hovering mist made me gasp out loud! I had the parking lot/overlook area to myself for the first half hour, but I spent close to an hour taking in the changing light and framing up different views. Glorious!

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