Autumn Scenes Along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina (By: Michele Babcock-Nice)

View from Blue Ridge Parkway near Cherokee, North Carolina, October 11, 2015

View from Blue Ridge Parkway near Cherokee, North Carolina, October 11, 2015

My son and I had the pleasure of spending a weekend in October in the North Carolina Mountains, and we came away, refreshed, having taken in the beautiful fall scenery.

View from Blue Ridge Parkway near Cherokee, North Carolina, October 11, 2015

View from Blue Ridge Parkway near Cherokee, North Carolina, October 11, 2015

Included in this post are a few pictures taken during our visit to the Blue Ridge Mountains in mid-October.

A tree with red leaves, Cherokee, North Carolina, October 11, 2015

A tree with red leaves, Cherokee, North Carolina, October 11, 2015

Our trip there was a bit early, and we did not enjoy the full color of the leaves, however we enjoyed the refreshing views of those leaves that had already changed colors.