I spent the day hiking and driving in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. It is a beautiful park, and the weather was perfect. I was also treated to many insects going nuts on the flowers. The park has wonderful views of the area, including views that make it clear how the Blue Ridge Mountains got their name. I have identified the insects that I can. If anyone who happens to read this can identify or correct my identification, please contact me. I love to get the identifications correct. Edited to add: Thanks to Derek and friends on Twitter who have helped me identify the animals on this page!]
Beautiful views
The Shenandoah River makes an appearance twice in this view
Panorama view
Blue Ridges indeed
Beautiful forests
Crack in a rock seems like a good place for a fern to take root
Berries of some tree
Millipede, Narceus americanus-annularis-complex
Bee ?
Bee ?
Evidently a very good thistle with an Easter Tiger Swallowtail and two bees
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)