Saturday, October 31, 2015

Beauty Along Pine Mountain ( Post-Peak 2015 )


October 30, 2015
Highest Point In Dickenson County, Virginia
Looking At Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

Observe that the metal Lookout Viewing Deck,
high atop Birch Knob, is visible on the peak.

The High Knob Landform

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The Appalachian Climate Center

I would like to thank the Childress & Stone families for allowing me to photograph from this beautiful mountain farm nestled amid the base of majestic Pine Mountain in northern Dickenson County.
Beauty Along Pine Mountain
Pound River Watershed of Dickenson County

The peak of autumn color has passed following strong wind and rain; however, there is still plenty of beauty to be found.  I spent a few hours shooting near the Adam Childress home place in northern Dickenson County late on October 29 and observed a beautiful array of changing sky conditions amid this always picturesque place.

October 29, 2015
Along Scenic State Route 611
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 29, 2015
Along Scenic State Route 611
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 29, 2015
Along Scenic State Route 611
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

This beautiful area is just north of Pound River, along scenic State Route 611, and is part of the same watershed holding North Fork of Pound Lake, John W. Flannagan Reservoir and rugged Breaks Interstate Park.

October 29, 2015
Upper Big Sandy River Basin
Pound River of Russell Fork Watershed
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 29, 2015
Gusty Wind Filled The Air With Leaves
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

Although the day was dominated by clouds, some intervals of blue skies and sunshine were observed along with strong gusts of winds that would occasionally fill the air with swirling leaves.

October 29, 2015
Along Scenic State Route 611
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 29, 2015
A Little Sunshine Before Sunset
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
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October 29, 2015
Development of Sunset
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
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October 29, 2015
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 29, 2015
Development of Sunset
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 29, 2015
Development of Sunset
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 29, 2015
Development of Sunset
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 29, 2015
Development of Sunset
Pastures Below Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved




October 30, 2015 Photographs
Beauty Along Pine Mountain
Pound River Watershed of Dickenson County

October 30, 2015
Pound River Watershed
Cliff On Lower Georges Fork Creek
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015
Near Confluence With Pound River
Reflections On Lower Georges Fork Creek
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015
Near Former Low-Water Bridge
Water Reflections On Pound River
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

I am always looking for water reflections when 
I am out, and captured some very nice ones near the Pound River & Georges Fork Creek confluence.

October 30, 2015
Near Confluence With Georges Fork Creek
Beautiful Water Reflections On Pound River
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015
Pound River-Georges Fork Creek Confluence
Sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis ) Along With
Canadian Hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis ) And
American Beech ( Fagus grandifolia ) & Others
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015
Near Pine Mountain
Brilliant Sugar Maple ( Acer saccharum )
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

Despite frosts, freezes, rain and wind 
there remain a few hold out beauties.

October 30, 2015
Near Pine Mountain
Brilliant Sugar Maple Acer saccharum )
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015
Adam Childress Farm & Homestead
Shooting By Maples To See Birch Knob
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015
From Adam Childress Farm
Rugged Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015 at 3:46 PM
Between Airplane Rock & Birch Knob
Looking Toward Birch Gap of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015
From Adam Childress Farm
Rugged Birch Knob of Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015 at 4:40 PM
Majestic Pastures & Pond Below Birch Knob
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015 at 4:30 PM
Looking Upward Toward Airplane Rock
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015 at 3:13 PM
Beauty Along Pine Mountain
Airplane Rock To Right of Classic Peak
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015 at 3:39 PM
Looking SW Along Pine Mountain
Adam Childress Cemetery & Homestead Farm
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved

October 30, 2015
Late Afternoon Light
Along Scenic State Route 611 & Pine Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved



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