Nye Simmons: "Along the way with this [book] project, I have had several epiphanies. Among the most intense was first reading Elizabeth Hunter's 'To Be With Trees.' Somehow she reached into my soul . . ." Above: Graveyard Fields' 5,000-foot-plus elevation attains full fall splendor, near milepost 419. Immediate right: Fallingwater Cascades is a short walk from milepost 83.1. Far right: This gnarled beech tree, with Catawba rhododendron backdrop, is at Craggy Gardens, near milepost 364. 36 | BlueRidgeCountry.comhttp://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com