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Thunder Hill Sunrise
Smoke from the Blowing Rock (Horton) forest fire added some interesting color and texture to sunrise at the Thunder Hill Overlook on Blue Ridge Parkway. On the morning I captured this shot, we could smell smoke in our house in Linville - 16 miles away. Firefighters were able to contain the fire without loss of life or damage to significant structures in the area. Investigators allege that this fire was set by the same suspected perpetrators of Great Smoky Mountains fires that claimed 14 lives and burned over 10,000 acres.
Photo ID: DSC8128E-ThunderHillSunrise_Smoke
Author: Jim Magruer
© Jim Magruder
Photo size: 24.2 Mpixels (69.1 MB uncompressed) - 6016x4016 pixels (20.1x13.4 in / 50.9x34 cm at 300 ppi)