Aerial photography of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, taken on October 18, 2023, during peak autumn color by aerial photographer David Oppenheimer. This special flight was conducted with great care to capture the beauty of Western North Carolina’s mountains in their best light.
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Hendersonville Airport – Hendersonville-Winkler Airport 0A7 in Henderson County, North Carolina
Vertical View of Autumn Colors Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Hendersonville Airport Runway Landing Approach – Hendersonville-Winkler Airport 0A7 in Henderson County, North Carolina
Bald Rock Mountain in Panthertown Valley in Nantahala National Forest Aerial View
Panthertown Valley Cliffs on Big Green Mountain in Nantahala National Forest Aerial View
Panthertown Valley Cliffs on Big Green Mountain in Nantahala National Forest Aerial View
Cliffs on Blackrock Mountain in Nantahala National Forest in Highlands, North Carolina Aerial View
Aerial View of Black Balsam Knob Along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn
Blue Ridge Parkway at the Pink Beds Overlook in Western North Carolina with Autumn Colors Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Case Camp Ridge, Bennett Gap, and Cherry Cove Overlook Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Vibrant Fall Colors at Fork River Bald Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Vibrant Fall Colors at Fork River Bald Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Green Knob and Poundingmill Branch on Pisgah Ridge Aerial View
Aerial View of Yellowstone Prong: Vibrant Folded Ridgelines Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway Fork Mountain Trailhead and Black Balsam Knob Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook with Cloud Inversion over Hazelwood and Waynesville Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields and Upper Falls Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields and Dark Prong Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Licklog Gap Overlook in the Great Balsam Mountains Aerial View
Mount Pisgah on the Blue Ridge Parkway Panoramic Aerial View
Mount Pisgah on the Blue Ridge Parkway Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Plott Balsam Overlook Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Steestachee Bald and Rocky Branch Ridge in Hazelwood, North Carolina Aerial View
Brevard College and downtown City of Brevard in Transylvania County in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Steestachee Bald and Rocky Branch Ridge in Hazelwood, North Carolina Aerial View
Brevard College and downtown City of Brevard in Transylvania County in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Brevard College Campus in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Brevard College Campus in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Brevard College Campus in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Morning Fog with Brocken Spectre over Middle Prong Wilderness by the Blue Ridge Parkway
Burlingame Country Club Golf Course in Sapphire North Carolina Aerial View
Burlingame Country Club Golf Course in Sapphire North Carolina Aerial View
Carriage Park Private Mountain Community in Hendersonville, North Carolina Aerial View
Cloud Inversion in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Chinquapin Outpost Community in Glenville, North Carolina Aerial View
Cloud Inversion over Horse Shoe and Mountain Home in Henderson County North Carolina Aerial View
Panthertown Valley Cliffs on Cold Mountain in Nantahala National Forest Aerial View
Downtown City of Brevard in Transylvania County in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Downtown City of Brevard in Transylvania County in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Downtown City of Brevard in Transylvania County in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Downtown City of Brevard in Transylvania County in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Fairfield Lake in Sapphire Valley in Jackson County North Carolina with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Flat Laurel Creek and Little Sams Knob in Pisgah National Forest Aerial View
Fleetwood Plaza in the Town of Laurel Park in Henderson County North Carolina Aerial View
Fleetwood Plaza in the Town of Laurel Park in Henderson County North Carolina Aerial View
Flying Over Nantahala National Forest in Western North Carolina on an Aerial Photography Shoot
Fork Ridge in Middle Prong Wilderness Section of Pisgah National Forest Aerial View
Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Big Bald and Funnel Top Overlook Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Big Bald and Funnel Top Overlook Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Vibrant Fall Colors at Fork River Bald Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields with Peak Autumn Color Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains Expressway 23 74 Balsam Mountain in Jackson County NC Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Brushy Mountain with Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mount Le Conte Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mount Le Conte Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mount Le Conte Aerial View
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Porters Mountain Aerial View
Hazelwood and Waynesville in Haywood County in Western North Carolina aerial view
Hendersonville Country Club Golf Course in Hendersonville, North Carolina Aerial View
High Hampton Resort Golf Course in Cashiers North Carolina Aerial View
High Hampton Resort Golf Course in Cashiers North Carolina Aerial View
High Hampton Resort Golf Course in Cashiers North Carolina Aerial View
High Hampton Resort Golf Course in Cashiers North Carolina Aerial View
High Hampton Resort Golf Course in Cashiers North Carolina Aerial View
High Hampton Resort Golf Course in Cashiers North Carolina Aerial View
Jennings Builders Supply in Sapphire, North Carolina Aerial View
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Berkeley Mill Plant in Hendersonville, North Carolina Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains Aerial View
Lake Toxaway Country Club and Golf Course Aerial View
Lake Toxaway Country Club and Golf Course Aerial View
Lake Toxaway Country Club and Golf Course Aerial View
Lake Toxaway Country Club and Golf Course Aerial View
Lake Toxaway Country Club and Golf Course Aerial View
Lake Toxaway Estates Aerial View
Lake Toxaway Estates Aerial View
Lickstone Ridge in the Great Balsam Mountains in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Looking Glass Rock in Pisgah National Forest below the Blue Ridge Parkway Aerial View
Looking Glass Rock in Pisgah National Forest below the Blue Ridge Parkway Aerial View
Middle Prong Wilderness and Shining Rock Wilderness Section of Pisgah National Forest Aerial View
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains
Kuwohi formally Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains
Great Balsam Mountains in Nantahala National Forest in Jackson County North Carolina Aerial View
Panthertown Valley with Salt Rock Cliffs in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Panthertown Valley in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Panthertown Valley in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Panthertown Valley with Salt Rock Cliffs in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Panthertown Valley with Salt Rock Cliffs in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway at the Pink Beds Overlook in Western North Carolina with Autumn Colors Aerial View
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute PARI Radio Satellite Dishes Aerial View
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute PARI Radio Satellite Dishes Aerial View
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute PARI Radio Satellite Dishes Aerial View
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute PARI Radio Satellite Dishes Aerial View
Pisgah Inn and Mount Pisgah on the Blue Ridge Parkway Aerial View
The Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway Aerial View
The Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway Aerial View
The Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway Aerial View
Pisgah National Forest Mountains in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Graveyards Fields and Dark Prong Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Pounding Mill Overlook in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Blue Ridge Parkway Pounding Mill Overlook in Western North Carolina Aerial View
Cliff on Rocky Mountain on Chattooga Ridge in Nantahala National Forest in Sapphire North Carolina Aerial View
Cliff on Rocky Mountain on Chattooga Ridge in Nantahala National Forest in Sapphire North Carolina Aerial View
Sapphire National Golf Club Golf Course in Sapphire, North Carolina Aerial View
The Boulders Master Planned Gated Mountain Community in Hendersonville North Carolina Aerial View
Sapphire National Golf Club Golf Course in Sapphire, North Carolina Aerial View
The Country Club of Sapphire Valley Golf Course in Sapphire, North Carolina Aerial View
The Country Club of Sapphire Valley Golf Course in Sapphire, North Carolina Aerial View
The Country Club of Sapphire Valley Golf Course in Sapphire, North Carolina Aerial View
The Country Club of Sapphire Valley Golf Course in Sapphire, North Carolina Aerial View
Great Balsam Mountains in Nantahala National Forest in Jackson County North Carolina Aerial View
Toxaway Falls Waterfall in Nantahala National Forest in Lake Toxaway North Carolina Aerial View
Toxaway Falls Waterfall in Nantahala National Forest in Lake Toxaway North Carolina Aerial View
Toxaway Falls Waterfall in Nantahala National Forest in Lake Toxaway North Carolina Aerial View
Toxaway Falls Waterfall in Nantahala National Forest in Lake Toxaway North Carolina Aerial View
Transylvania Regional Hospital Campus in Brevard North Carolina Aerial View
Vertical View of Autumn Colors Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Turley Falls and Sky Lake Estates Dam on Lake Stel in Hendersonville, North Carolina Aerial View
Wade Hampton Golf Club Golf Course in Cashiers North Carolina Aerial View
Wade Hampton Golf Club Golf Course in Cashiers North Carolina Aerial View
Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Nantahala National Forest Aerial View
Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Nantahala National Forest Aerial View
Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Nantahala National Forest Aerial View
Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Nantahala National Forest Aerial View
Waynesville Inn and Golf Club Tapestry Collection by Hilton Aerial View
Waynesville Inn and Golf Club Tapestry Collection by Hilton Aerial View
Whiteside Mountain in Jackson County North Carolina Aerial View
Whiteside Mountain in Jackson County North Carolina Aerial View
Whiteside Mountain in Jackson County North Carolina Aerial View
Yellow Face Mountain and Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Nantahala National Forest Aerial View
Hendersonville Airport – Hendersonville-Winkler Airport 0A7 in Henderson County, North Carolina