Off to an early start today after breakfast with Martha - she had to see patients at 8.15! Driving west through the rush-hour traffic reminded me how lucky I am not to have to do that any more. Unusually, I backtracked today, as I wanted to get back to the Blue Ridge Parkway to complete the final, northern, section through Virginia. As I drove, the weather improved from its rather cloudy start, but it wasn't quite as gorgeous as Tuesday and Wednesday - however, there were some interesting cloud formations!This section is not as dramatic as the southern end of the Parkway, with much more gentle curves and gradients; and not so high either - between 1,900 and 3,200 feet. There are many more access roads and farms right next to the Parkway, so lots of meadows, pasture and cattle. I haven't seen all that much wildlife - but there was a flock of wild turkeys that decided to cross the road right in front of me, and also some hawks diving and swooping over a hayfield looking for small rodents.
All the time I've been on this trip, I have been chasing the fall foliage - I was too early in New England, but it's at its peak here; it's difficult to get a really good photo as the effect of the sunlight moving on the leaves increases the intensity of the effect - those pointillistes guys might have been on to something!
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