Here’s an image I took a couple of years ago from the parking lot of Banner Elk Christian Fellowship. My friend Carl is the pastor there, and it’s a great little church to visit if you’re in that area for the weekend. Anyway, the fall colors contrast nicely against the snow covered top of Beech Mountain. They had an early snow up top that year around the middle of October.
The NC mountains have had two great winters (for skiing) the past two years. Not sure how this year will be, but it’s still somewhat early in the season. A lot of my northern friends say we don’t get a lot of snow here in NC, and in the piedmont region I’d say that’s true. But our mountains here do get a lot of snow. The past two winters, Beech Mountain has had over 130 inches of the white stuff!
Photographic Notes: Nikon D200 with 18-200 mm VR f/3.5-5.6 lens. All images © Matt Bennett Photography.
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WOW! I love your pictures! I am amazed at the beauty that you captured!
Hey Paige, thank you. Hope you’re enjoying your break from school. Miss ya, drop a line anytime. MB