Craggy Garden view

A lovely hike off the Blue Ridge Parkway early this morning took us from below the Craggy Gardens picnic area up to the visitor center and back.

This view is near the shelter, at about the halfway point up.


The Catawba rhododendrons were close to their peak flowering.  Lovely.

Here's a link to a post I wrote 5 years ago about Woody's first hike in the woods (also at Craggy Gardens).
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