PHOTO ESSAY PHOTO ESSAY FAR RIGHT: Looking Glass Rock is visible from several points along the North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway (Looking Glass Rock Overlook is at Milepost 417). From the photographer: " As I approached Looking Glass Rock, the stormy cloud was way to the left of the rock face. I gathered my photo gear from the car and began setting up my tripod and camera. After about 10 minutes, the storm cloud reached just the right spot and I took my shot. " PHOTO BY BLAINE OWENS RIGHT: An explosion of water lilies bloom each summer at Bass Lake in Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, located near milepost 294 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. PHOTO BY J. SCOTT GRAHAM 34 BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COMhttp://www.BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COM