Fig. 1Spring bloom and Blue Ridge layers from Grayson Highlands
Landform
A Southern Appalachian bald — rhododendron bloom, wild ponies on Massie Gap, and a Blue Ridge view that waits for October.
Field note
Wilburn Ridge and Massie Gap are the named walks. Mouth of Wilson is near. June bloom and October color are the honest weeks. This plate is Grayson Highlands State Park, not Shenandoah Skyline Drive and not a farm pasture.
Grayson Highlands is a Mount Rogers bald — rhododendron, wild ponies, October color. Mouth of Wilson is near. This plate is the state park, not Shenandoah Skyline Drive.
