PHOTO ESSAY ABOVE: Cowee Mountain Overlook is south of Asheville along the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 430.7, with views of endless mountain ridges to the west. From the photographer: " It was rather cold and quite windy on this particular evening, but the conditions made for some really interesting patterns in the clouds, and what a lovely scene we were lucky enough to stand in front of when the setting sun lit up the sky in vivid color for us. " PHOTO BY DAVE ALLEN RIGHT: Abbott Lake at the Peaks of Otter Lake along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. From the photographer: " I had my 8mm lens attached to one of my cameras and it was the perfect lens to capture this beautiful autumn view of one of the Peaks, with floating leaves in the foreground. " PHOTO BY STEVE SHALUTA 48 BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COMhttp://www.BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COM