Going to the mountain

 

mid morning looking east

a few miles further looking west

Craggy flats have just green foliage still...but in 2 weeks, I bet some golds will appear.

The Blue Ridge Parkway goes under the Craggy flats through one of many tunnels on the drive.

To the east at Craggy Flats Visitors Center we could see the sunlight shimmering on Burnett Reservoir, as those clouds continued to flow up toward Mt. Mitchell, our destination also.

This reservoir is just northwest of Black Mountain, and provides water for Asheville.