On a late fall evening, the leaves on the mountaintops radiated their vibrant fall colors. However, once we reached the trail, we entered into a snow globe that left inches of snow on the landscape. This snowy elopement on the Blue Ridge Parkway was far from planned. We had all expected fall colors and warm weather.
It’s rare to see snow on the parkway because the road is typically closed when it reaches freezing temperatures. However, this snow event was limited to such a specific area that we were able to take in the rare spectacle. We had to shift plans because the trail we hoped to hike was buried in snow and completely fogged over with the storm.
After they eloped in the snow-covered forest, we explored various spots on the parkway to take in some of that beautiful fall color. It was wild to see the stark contrast in weather in only a few miles.
