Blowing Rock is a rocky outcropping, at the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, above a gorge in Caldwell County, in the northwest of that state. The prevailing wind blows through the gorge toward Blowing Rock. There, at the end of the gorge, the wind's path of least resistance is up the steep slopes surmounted by the outcropping, resulting in a nearly vertical wind, typically quite strong, accounting for "Blowing" as part of the spot's name.
Oppose ENC value is a bit lacking, sure there are some mountain ranges but they are indistinct and not particularly notable. Overexposed haze in background is distracting. Lighting is pretty uninteresting and overall it isn't very eye-catching. sorry -Fcb98103:47, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Although the caption is quite detailed, it is actually unclear exactly where in the photo Blowing Rock is. Are we standing on Blowing Rock, looking out, is it somewhere else in the picture, or what? The image summary seems to suggest that we are probably on Blowing Rock ("This picture was taken from the Blowing Rock Park, and shows the Blue Ridge Mountains in the foreground and the Great Grandfather Range in the extreme background"), and if so, the caption should be clear on this. --jjron08:06, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]