Photo Essay Appalachia Defined The Southern Appalachian region is defined by many things. Some of the best photographers in the region have contributed images of some of those signature items. Links to more of their beautiful work can be found at BlueRidgeCountry.com/Appalachia. 40 BlueRidgeCountry.com The Graceful Intrusion of Man upon the Land (above right): This footbridge crosses one of the streams of the Boone Fork Trail, off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 296.5. Photography by Jason Penland. The High-Elevation Scenic Roadway (near right): West Virginia's Highland Scenic Highway (WVa 150)is a 23-mile parkway with elevations up to 4,500 feet. Ed Rehbein photo. The Signature Mountain Bloom (far right): Lori Kincaid captures the essence of Catawba rhododendron, along a locust post-and-rail fence at Carvers Gap in the Roan Highlands of North Carolina and Tennessee.http://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com/Appalachia http://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com