Saturday, October 20, 2012

Skyway and the Moon

Autumn Mountain Side, Cherohala Skyway, North Carolina
 © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
 (Velvia slide film)


Brilliant midday sunlight illuminates an autumn mountainside along the Cherohala Skyway, a 43 mile scenic highway in western North Carolina. It is a dazzling sight in October. Even the moon, from 286,000 miles away, peeks above the horizon to glimpse the earthly spectacle!

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25 comments:

  1. Lili SulastriOctober 20, 2012 at 12:35 AM

    Amazing - nature's delight.

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  2. HarryOctober 20, 2012 at 12:39 AM

    Wow. Amazing foliage, wonderful deep blue sky and a bonus moon.

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  3. Traveling HawkOctober 20, 2012 at 1:19 AM

    Stunning! The best artist in the world; Mother Nature!

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  4. BitchOctober 20, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    You picked the right time to capture the wonder of this season!!

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  5. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerOctober 20, 2012 at 3:41 AM

    Wow Doug, I love this image, and the presence of the moon just completes it!

    Have a great weekend!

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  6. yzOctober 20, 2012 at 5:58 AM

    beautiful autumn colors and the moon is the cherry on the pie

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  7. GCOctober 20, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    Beautiful. I wish the leaves here in Central Texas would change. :)

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  8. Cezar and LéiaOctober 20, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    Breathtaking Autumn colours!
    Léia

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  9. ArndOctober 20, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    Stunning range of colors and gorgeous painterly feel! Can’t be better than this!

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  10. OlaOctober 20, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    beatiful there! what a panorama!

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  11. VisuElle PhotographyOctober 20, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    Magnifique palette de couleurs. Un bonheur à regarder !

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  12. FilipBlogOctober 20, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    What fantastic colours, a true mix of fall.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  13. MarieOctober 20, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    woow, ces couleurs sont superbes !!!

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  14. photoioanninaOctober 20, 2012 at 4:49 PM

    Fantastic autumn colors!
    Greetings from Ioannina and have a good Sunday.

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  15. john4jackOctober 20, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    Gorgeous! Autumn is my favorite season.

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  16. London CallerOctober 21, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    Truly autumn colour palette!
    It's brilliant that you don't have to travel all the way to New England to see the autumn foliage.
    Do they do yak chowder in NC? ;o)

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  17. RyanOctober 21, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    Looks like an amazing place to be. Great job capturing all the rich colours.

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  18. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentOctober 21, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    Those colours are amazing, the moon in the sky is the icing on the cake!

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  19. georgeOctober 22, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    I'll just say mind-blowing and add the wish, oh how I wish, that we had colours like those over here. Superb and beautiful.

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  20. franzOctober 23, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    SIGHHHH ....

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  21. AnonymousOctober 23, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    Une belle palette de couleurs d'automne,quelle chance d'avoir pu intégré la lune dans la photo.

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  22. Kovács MiklósOctober 23, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Like an oil painting! Fantastic colours, you're a great painter :)

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  23. ChristopherOctober 23, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    So beautiful! I'm sure you won't be surprised I'm a big fan of your 'distance to the moon' factoid.

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  24. DomLOrthaOctober 29, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    Mother Nature's piece of art! Fabulous shot!!
    Have a nice day.

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  25. rianNovember 12, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    oh wow! this is just gorgeous! great shot!

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