Parkway

Location is Grandfather Mountain in Linville, North Carolina, two miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway at MP 305. From the photographer: “This image was taken in early June at the top of Grandfather Mountain during a photography conference. Two other excited photographers were also capturing the sunset."

Photo Essay: Blue Ridge Parkway

The views along, from and upon the 469-mile scenic roadway on the spine of the Virginia and North Carolina Blue Ridge are spectacular in every season.
Of the U.S. 421 bridge near Boone, North Carolina, Frank Troitino said the rockwork was too uniform, and was not a parkway “old job. . . . not the way they taught us."

Blue Ridge Parkway: An Immigrant’s Story

Here’s a story I never knew, until I started working on this article.
Guard walls were taken apart and reinforced to meet federal highway safety standards.Vegetation is crawling across them now, making them look as though they’ve been there forever.

The Rock Guard Walls

Here’s a story I’d partly forgotten, until I started rereading what I’d written about the Blue Ridge Parkway for this magazine—and one that bears repeating.
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Streaming On The Parkway, Part 10: A Foggy Departure

Part 10 of our blog series following the members of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International during their 2019 Taste of the Blue Ridge Caravan between late May and mid June.
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Streaming On The Parkway, Part 9: A Wet Visit To Galax, Virginia

Part 9 of our blog series following the members of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International during their 2019 Taste of the Blue Ridge Caravan between late May and mid June.
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Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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