A recent collection of photos linked on the HCAR Twitter stream, @HighCountry_NC.

Distant relative - A dark Grandfather Mountain one bright day (right)

Cold Shoulder - Avery County mountain road in the winter

Farmville - Portrait of a mountain farm in Ashe County

Priceless - Colorful day at Price Lake in Watauga County

Cloudy contemplation - Clearing the mind off the Blue Ridge Parkway

Sweet sunset - Another day ends at Sugar Mountain

Frozen Falls - Linville Falls in snow, milepost 316.

Creek treat -Beaver Creek in Ashe County

Hot horizon -Another stunning High Country landscape, this one in Blowing Rock

Snow going this morning -Recent view from Lansing, NC

Blanketing the area -View from Snake Den Mtn towards Banner Elk