Philpott Lake

 

This is the Philpott Dam and Visitor Center for Philpott Lake in Virginia. A PDF is available for a map of the area. The Visitor Center is located on a ridge above the dam, providing a lovely view of both the dam and reservoir behind it. On the other side of Philpott Lake is Salthouse Branch Park I provided some pictures of in this post here. 

Fred Clifton Park at Lovers Leap Overlook

 

This is Fred Clifton Park at Lovers Leap Overlook, a favorite location of mine. This location is changing dramatically as time moves forward in time, as the US 58 expansion project is turning the old 2-lane road into a 4-lane highway. More pictures of this location can be found here in this post from January 1.

Paintsville Lake State Park and Flag Rock Recreation Area

 

This is the trail to the walk-in tent sites at Paintsville Lake State Park Campground. Soon after I crossed the little bridge I came across a huge vine that was quite impressive (next two pictures). I didn't take many pictures while I was here because I have taken many pictures of this location on other trips which will soon find their way to these pages.

The next spot highlighted here is Flag Rock Recreation Area just outside of Norton, Virginia. Despite these two locations being photographed only one day apart and Norton being farther south than Paintsville, one can tell that the pictures from Norton were taken at a much higher elevation based on leaf color.