October 2019 Autumn Colors

Country roads, take me home. Rt. 50.

Late October in Almost Heaven, West Virginia is a wonderful time of year. The scenery during my camping trip last weekend was breath-taking. I could not stop looking at the sights around me.    

I don't recall last year's autumn colors being as vibrant this year. Ms. Judy (my realtor) agreed with me. She said that last year was too dry. The beginning of this October was super dry also, but apparently the rains came in time to create this beautiful autumn canvas.

Isn't Mother Nature the most talented artist?

I love the many moods of the ridges. Bright morning sunshine burning off the thick fog - exposing the colors of the leaves.

By the way, I won't hold it against you if you find yourself singing as you look at these. In fact, let me just link the song here and we can both sing along. 

Wow. I love that John Denver cover. Such a beautiful voice she has. Her name is Emily Joy. I've never heard of her before and as soon as I finish posting my picture, I'm going to listen to more of her music.

Meanwhile, these are my country roads and almost heaven photos. 

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My woods. The view from the back deck. At first I thought there was a fire burning - the orange and gold leaves were so bright.

US Route 50 runs from Maryland to California. I drive a portion of it to get to The Shack. It is a gorgeous, scenic route. Especially in the autumn.

There's not many things that make me as happy as dirt roads in the fall (outside of my kids and grandkids of course). 

The leaves were falling like snowflakes (sorry for shooting photos through the dirty windshield).

The winding road leading to Fort Mill. 

I believe this is Mill Creek. I know that it runs along Rt 50 and runs into the South Branch. 

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If you ever had a chance to drive through northeastern West Virginia during peak autumn colors, you should do it. It's gorgeous scenery and plenty of beautiful mountain highways. 

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