I had a business trip in Washington DC at the end of the Oct and after that I have an extra weekend to spend. Having visited DC's national mall area for many times, I decided to do a fall color hunting in the nearby Shenandoah National Park, which is just about one and half hour drive from DC.
Skyline Drive, which is the main road in Shenandoah National Park, is a picturesque roadway that stretches for 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, USA. During the fall season, this scenic drive transforms into a breathtaking display of nature's vibrant colors, making it one of the most popular destinations for leaf-peeping enthusiasts. The drive offers numerous overlooks and pull-offs, each providing sweeping vistas of the Shenandoah Valley on one side and the Piedmont region on the other. From these vantage points, visitors can witness the layers of mountains, valleys, and rolling hills, all drenched in the warm hues of autumn.
This video gives you an idea what the drive and scenes look like from my blended footages and photo shots.
TIMESTAMP
00:00 Start
00:47 Valley Overlook
01:20 Visitor Center
01:50 Signal Knob
02:16 Gooney Manor
03:58 Hogwallow Flats
04:16 Little Hogback
04:41 Hogback
05:52 Tunnel Overlook
06:32 Stony Man
07:23 The Point Overlook
07:52 The Oaks Overlook
08:26 Sandy Bottom
09:21 Bacon Hollow
10:11 Eaton Hollow
11:11 Two Mile Run
11:30 Brown Mtn
11:44 Moormans River
11:55 Sawmill Run
12:53 McCormick Gap
13:40 Blue Ridge Parkway
14:04 Afton Overlook
14:43 Rockfish Valley