Mountains as seen from Skyline Drive
I realized this year how great a location the mountains can be for observing the signs of seasonal transitions. My folks and I were on a day trip and decided to drive over part of Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. This is the north-south road through the park and provides lots of views of the mountains and down into the valleys. We picked a fortunate time to visit in early spring when most of the trees at higher elevations were bare but at lower elevations you could see lines of color of new leaf growth. I would love to see a time lapse movie of this process as the new green growth moves its way up the sides of the mountains.
New leaf growth moving up the mountains
An alternate, vertical, view of the first image showing the new green growth moving up the slopes
I hope you’ve enjoyed this brief observation of the transition from winter to spring.
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