Exploring NC

Snowy scenes became a memorable event of early December as a snowstorm swept across the east coast.  The snow was perfect for sticking to trees and building snowmen.

Starting on December 8, wet and sticky snow started to fall across western NC and northern NC.  The snowfall lasted just longer than one full day, but Western NC saw up to 18 inches according to CBS, and northern NC saw at least 6 inches in some areas according to WFMY News2 .

The 6+ inches in Stokes County was enough to create some winter scenes and so I headed out to Singletree Gun & Plough with my photographer friend Chris Sheridan to try and get some pictures and video of Moore’s Knob and snowy landscapes.  Most of the day was overcast with light snowfall, but late afternoon the clouds started to break.  As the sun started to shine onto the snow in the valleys, a thin fog started to form and steadily rise against the mountain.  This made for an amazing visual and a very interesting time-lapse!

A big thanks for the portrait of me captured by Chris Sheridan, and also for Singletree Gun & Plough for the hospitality!

Check out the website for Singletree Gun & Plough here: http://www.singletreegunandplough.com

Check out Chris Sheridan’s Photography and Video here: https://www.chrissheridanvisuals.com

Winter wonderland and Moore’s Knob above the fog, captured December in Danbury at Singletree Gun & Plough. The sky was overcast all day up until this image, but eventually the sun started to peek through the clouds, and the snow in the valley started melting which created a beautiful fog. The fog and clouds drifted against Moore’s Knob and created an amazing visual.

Trees weighed down by snow in Stokesdale, captured early December. Everyday scenes were transformed in the snow, a great introduction to winter!

Snowy ridges of Hanging Rock, North Carolina. Captured December along the main park road. The snow was lightly falling, and throughout the day the mountain would occasionally become visible to reveal snow covered evergreens on the ridge.

A snow covered Moore’s Knob captured December in Danbury at Singletree Gun & Plough.

A snow covered ridge captured December in Danbury at Singletree Gun & Plough.

A portrait of the author of the blog (Dan Whittaker) in front of snowy Moore’s Knob. Captured December in Danbury at Singletree Gun & Plough. Photo captured by Chris Sheridan

Here is the time-lapse I created of Moore’s Knob