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Harper Costin, Staff Writer for the Powderhorn
All photo credits go to Harper Costin.
The start of fall in the High Country marks a season of exciting events and change for the students of Watauga. Cooler air, colorful leaves, pumpkin spice, and Friday Night Lights create the backdrop for a routine that feels both familiar and new once again.
Within our community, the season inserts itself in many everyday routines. Local businesses welcome students with seasonal drinks and fall flavors, while weekends are often spent downtown or visiting pumpkin patches to take in the shifting colors and festive fun. These images highlight those pieces of fall, offering a look at a seasonal perspective.
For students, these traditions create a sense of rhythm that carries them through the school year. Fall in the High Country is more than a backdrop of changing leaves. It is a time that blends academics, athletics, and community into experiences that shape daily life, all reflected in these photos that tell the story of the season.
A view of the Harvest Farms LLC pumpkin patch with the Blue Ridge Mountains overlooking the background.
A Boone neighborhood begins to gain the characteristics of fall.
A close up view of the pumpkins for sale at locally owned Harvest Farms LLC patch in Valle Crucis.
A shot of a family trampoline covered in freshly fallen leaves.
As you take a stroll through downtown Boone, you will come across the Jones House, draped in fallen leaves.
Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Bread
A seasonal treat, paired with festive gourds from Harvest Farms LLC.
Crunching Leaves
Crunching Leaves
Piled on top of each other, crunchy leaves cover the foot of a driveway on Bear Trail.
The Sun peeks through bare trees
The Sun peeks through bare trees
The September sun glares through trees near Junaluska Park as they begin to lose leaf coverage.
A bare tree in the front yard of a house in downtown Boone holds onto its final bright red leaves.
A gorgeous scene of bright orange, yellow, and red leaves at Raven Rocks off of the Blueridge Parkway.
Starbucks Fall Menu
Starbucks Fall Menu
The well anticipated and awaited fall Starbucks menu arrives at the Blowing Rock Road location.
Driving through Fall
Driving through Fall
Colorful leaves peek through the car windows as you drive through Vilas.
Fall leaves create a pretty scene
Fall leaves create a pretty scene
A downtown Boone parking lot turns into a beautiful autumn landscape as the leaves fall and shift.
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