Photo Story: Blue Ridge Mountains

Last weekend I made a trip to Charlotte, NC (thanks, Mom!).  Although it was a short weekend, it was a lot of fun.  For the drive home to Northern Virginia, my sister and I took Route 81 most of the way and lucky for me, as a passenger, I got to snap a few photos of the countryside along the way.

These photos were taken along Route 81 beginning at Hollins, Virginia and passing by places like Buena Vista, Vesuvius, Stuarts Draft, and Staunton.  

These rolling hills remind me so much of Ireland.

Along the way, we saw many cornfields that were brown and scorched from the drought. But this one was green and healthy looking. Let's hope it stays that way.

I was so lucky to get this photo. We were traveling at about 70 miles per hour on a major highway, so we couldn't exactly pull over. But when I saw these cows grabbing some shade under the billboard, I had to photograph them.

A barn nestled into the foothills.

A lovely place, the Blue Ridge Mountains. (Thanks for driving, sis!)

If you're on Instagram, I've posted a few more photos from the Blue Ridge Mountains there. I'm @weekitchen on Instagram...I'll look for you there.

I've used Kim Klassen's free "dream-it" texture on each one of the photos...and am linking up with Texture Tuesday. Be sure to visit the link up and see all the wonderfully textured photos!

Come again!