Lady of the Valley

Asheville NC Scenic Landscape | Craggy Gardens Blue Ridge Parkway

Crepuscular light rays bursting out from under heavy cloud cover over a natural garden of spring mountain laurel blooms at Craggy Gardens. This overlook north of Asheville offers amazing scenic mountain views in every direction, and is a popular destination for hikers interested in big landscape views and plentiful native wildflowers along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. The Southern Appalachians during the spring bloom in early June should be on the short list of places to experience for outdoor adventurers, and mornings like this one with blooming flowers under dramatic skies are a big part of the reason why.

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