VA: Appalachia: Blue Ridge Parkway
36 images Created 7 Nov 2015
This gallery illustrates Virginia's section of the Blue Ridge Parkway. (See separate gallery for North Carolina's section.) Photos by Tom Dempsey include:
- vibrant fall foliage colors on October 18-19, 2015
- a lovely sunset view at Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook (Milepost 44.9, elevation 2485 feet), near Buena Vista
- Indian Rocks, a beautiful short stroll at Indian Gap
The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crest-lines and the Appalachian Trail.
- vibrant fall foliage colors on October 18-19, 2015
- a lovely sunset view at Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook (Milepost 44.9, elevation 2485 feet), near Buena Vista
- Indian Rocks, a beautiful short stroll at Indian Gap
The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crest-lines and the Appalachian Trail.