Southern foliage exposed

Megan Soffer of Washington, D.C., seizes a photo op Oct. 20 with her Siberian huskies, Ava and Maya, along Shenandoah National Park’s Skyline Drive between Luray and Sperryville, Va.

Early morning light falls Oct. 21 on Abbott Lake, near the Peaks of Otter Lodge, along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Bedford, Va.

Early sun slants down Oct. 23 on the statuary on the grounds of the Biltmore Estate, Asheville, N.C.

Foliage puts on a show Oct. 22 at the Linn Cove Viaduct, Grandfather Mountain, N.C.

A pair of international tourists work their cellphones Oct. 21 outside Stone Mountain State Park, N.C.

The Biltmore Estate, in Asheville, N.C., includes acres of seasonal gardens, along with a massive conservatory (in the background here) that keeps hothouse flowers going after autumn temperatures drop. Photo taken Oct. 23.

A tiny stretch of road is visible Oct. 20 from Little Stony Man Trail, along the Appalachian Trail near Skyland Resort, Shenandoah National Park, Va.

Sunset light spills Oct. 20 onto a lonely turn along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Lexington, Va.

This foliage detail was at East Fork Overlook on Oct. 23 along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

A car-mounted GoPro camera catches late light Oct. 21 on a stand of trees near Cranberry, N.C.