Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia

SML is the "Jewel of the Blue Ridge Mountains" 40-mile long, with 500 miles of shoreline, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of rural southwestern Virginia. Smith Mountain Lake was created to generate electricity, and to help manage water flows downstream and nearby. The damming of the Blackwater and Roanoke Rivers formed Smith Mountain Lake in a filling process that began on September 24, 1963 - and ended almost 2.5 years later on March 7, 1966.
http://smith-mountain-lake.com/

This series of shots were from a fall trip September of 2010 to Smith Mountain Lake.  It was a week of  relaxation, bonding and true family fun!!

Sunset Ride










Blue Ridge Mountains, VA 

 

The Wake

Cozy Cove

Sail Boat Race
There were too many to count.