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Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [01]
![Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719120555-d0d3c2ce-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [01] (65854 visits) Interstate 64, near Rockfish Gap in Virginia.
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Buena Vista overlook [04]
![Buena Vista overlook [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232940-216c7ed1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Buena Vista overlook [04] (56862 visits) Buena Vista overlook, at milepost 46 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Sable at House Mountain overlook [01]
![Sable at House Mountain overlook [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141200-4c36b7bf-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sable at House Mountain overlook [01] (45882 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the House Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ben Sc...")
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Sable at House Mountain overlook [03]
![Sable at House Mountain overlook [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141155-0b59ff8d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sable at House Mountain overlook [03] (44099 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the House Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ben Sc...")
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Sable at House Mountain overlook [02]
![Sable at House Mountain overlook [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141204-5a5c8673-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sable at House Mountain overlook [02] (43706 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the House Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ben Sc...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231804-1d3d8627-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04] (43132 visits) Candy vending machines at the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia....")
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West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [03]
![West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719130237-f1099710-cu_s9999x250.jpg "West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [03] (13300 visits) Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia, looking east down West Main Street, near the intersection with Church...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, October 2020
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Blue Ridge Tunnel [16]
![Blue Ridge Tunnel [16]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720144824-fe9d4abd-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Blue Ridge Tunnel [16] (12817 visits) Tripod and camera set up at the western portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel, an historic railroad tunnel...")
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Blue Ridge Tunnel [15]
![Blue Ridge Tunnel [15]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720144651-6fd9392c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Blue Ridge Tunnel [15] (12653 visits) Tripod and camera set up at the western portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel, an historic railroad tunnel...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231808-a2be3985-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03] (12264 visits) Message sign for the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Aft...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [08]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [08]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111729-717d778f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [08] (11770 visits) Base of the cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Vi...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [09]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [09]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111637-f8c06843-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [09] (11751 visits) Empty sign frame at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virg...")
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Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [01]
![Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111734-45b6cd77-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [01] (11630 visits) Afton Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, viewed from above Rockfish Gap.
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Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [02]
![Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111739-8e9f0558-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [02] (11539 visits) Afton Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, viewed from above Rockfish Gap.
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View from Afton Overlook [02]
![View from Afton Overlook [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111253-aaafa3ed-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Afton Overlook [02] (10930 visits) View from Afton Overlook, the first overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway when traveling southbound, im...")
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Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [03]
![Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719115902-ff5fb9e1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [03] (10875 visits) Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia, near Rockfish Gap. US 250 runs adjacent to the freeway.
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View from Afton Overlook [01]
![View from Afton Overlook [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111401-128c20ce-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Afton Overlook [01] (10873 visits) View from Afton Overlook, the first overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway when traveling southbound, im...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102322-b477993b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04] (10867 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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View from Afton Overlook [03]
![View from Afton Overlook [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111315-c554fd25-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Afton Overlook [03] (10806 visits) View from Afton Overlook, the first overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway when traveling southbound, im...")
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Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [05]
![Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719120629-90e00218-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [05] (10704 visits) Interstate 64, near Rockfish Gap in Virginia. The boundary between Augusta and Nelson Counties runs...")
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Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [02]
![Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719115847-184fa12a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [02] (10689 visits) Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia, near Rockfish Gap. US 250 runs adjacent to the freeway.
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Rice Mountain overlook
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Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [01]
![Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719115200-c8a2ce39-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [01] (10530 visits) Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia, near Rockfish Gap. US 250 runs adjacent to the freeway.
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House Mountain overlook [01]
![House Mountain overlook [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232946-d7c022a5-cu_s9999x250.jpg "House Mountain overlook [01] (10477 visits) House Mountain overlook, at milepost 49.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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House Mountain overlook [02]
![House Mountain overlook [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232951-3ccb44ee-cu_s9999x250.jpg "House Mountain overlook [02] (10424 visits) House Mountain overlook, at milepost 49.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231818-82bc5da0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01] (9609 visits) Sign frame for the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton...")
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Cluster of defunct businesses on Afton Mountain
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231812-8186c8e4-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02] (9312 visits) The now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton Mountain locat...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231800-43dd8433-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05] (9053 visits) The now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton Mountain locat...")
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View, House Mountain
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102325-bdd4c7a2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06] (8839 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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"WEL COME" at Afton Howard Johnson's
!["WEL COME" at Afton Howard Johnson's](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102336-928d6c49-cu_s9999x250.jpg "\"WEL COME\" at Afton Howard Johnson's (8786 visits) Message sign for the Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia, still saying "W...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102324-40068c4d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05] (8697 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Sign for Howard Johnson's Restaurant
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Toyota Previa at Mill Mountain Park [02]
![Toyota Previa at Mill Mountain Park [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714101741-fe08f9f9-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Toyota Previa at Mill Mountain Park [02] (8544 visits) A 1991 Toyota Previa, parked in the lot behind the Roanoke Star at Mill Mountain Park.
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102337-d955feaf-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03] (8406 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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View from House Mountain overlook
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102327-9a1b265f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01] (8337 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102338-2d9efa1f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02] (8336 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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Toyota Previa at Mill Mountain Park [01]
![Toyota Previa at Mill Mountain Park [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714101736-7a1f1465-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Toyota Previa at Mill Mountain Park [01] (8172 visits) A 1991 Toyota Previa, parked in the lot behind the Roanoke Star at Mill Mountain Park.
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Sable at Purgatory Mountain overlook [02]
![Sable at Purgatory Mountain overlook [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141156-1bb2610c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sable at Purgatory Mountain overlook [02] (7982 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Be...")
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Sable at Purgatory Mountain overlook [01]
![Sable at Purgatory Mountain overlook [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141214-668b7000-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sable at Purgatory Mountain overlook [01] (7690 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Be...")
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Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 7
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The Roanoke Star in red, white, and blue
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Sounding Knob Fire Tower [06]
![Sounding Knob Fire Tower [06]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094232-481cf4de-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sounding Knob Fire Tower [06] (7117 visits) Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, Virginia.
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Carved graffiti inside Sounding Knob Fire Tower [01]
![Carved graffiti inside Sounding Knob Fire Tower [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720093907-c2a6b3b1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carved graffiti inside Sounding Knob Fire Tower [01] (7069 visits) Carved graffiti on the interior of Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mou...")
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Carved graffiti inside Sounding Knob Fire Tower [02]
![Carved graffiti inside Sounding Knob Fire Tower [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094121-df5d8474-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carved graffiti inside Sounding Knob Fire Tower [02] (6965 visits) Carved graffiti on the interior of Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mou...")
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View of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Humpback Rock
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View from Sounding Knob Fire Tower [06]
![View from Sounding Knob Fire Tower [06]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094246-3a374853-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Sounding Knob Fire Tower [06] (6773 visits) The view from Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, ...")
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View from Sounding Knob Fire Tower [05]
![View from Sounding Knob Fire Tower [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720093912-7eeb9b2a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Sounding Knob Fire Tower [05] (6627 visits) The view from Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, ...")
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Sounding Knob Fire Tower [08]
![Sounding Knob Fire Tower [08]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094241-f87d7eb4-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sounding Knob Fire Tower [08] (6583 visits) Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, Virginia.
Ben...")
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Sounding Knob Fire Tower [03]
![Sounding Knob Fire Tower [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720093917-2dda7f6c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sounding Knob Fire Tower [03] (6573 visits) Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, Virginia.
Ben...")
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View from Sounding Knob Fire Tower [04]
![View from Sounding Knob Fire Tower [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094227-c4df3b1c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Sounding Knob Fire Tower [04] (6555 visits) The view from Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, ...")
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Sounding Knob Fire Tower [02]
![Sounding Knob Fire Tower [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094141-6025ceed-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sounding Knob Fire Tower [02] (6525 visits) Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, Virginia.
Ben...")
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Sounding Knob Fire Tower [05]
![Sounding Knob Fire Tower [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094050-d2f1afab-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sounding Knob Fire Tower [05] (6490 visits) Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, Virginia.
Ben...")
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Sounding Knob Fire Tower [04]
![Sounding Knob Fire Tower [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720093921-fd96734a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sounding Knob Fire Tower [04] (6473 visits) Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, Virginia.
Ben...")
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Sounding Knob Fire Tower [07]
![Sounding Knob Fire Tower [07]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094055-8426f53d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Sounding Knob Fire Tower [07] (6440 visits) Sounding Knob Fire Tower, a restored fire watch tower on Jack Mountain near Monterey, Virginia.
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Walmart Supercenter in Charles Town, West Virginia [05]
![Walmart Supercenter in Charles Town, West Virginia [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719162213-3533d598-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Walmart Supercenter in Charles Town, West Virginia [05] (6339 visits) Walmart Supercenter in Charles Town, West Virginia.
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Melissa takes a selfie
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Skyline Drive [01]
![Skyline Drive [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717224204-be6fd01b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Skyline Drive [01] (6288 visits) Southern end of Skyline Drive at Rockfish Gap, facing north. Due to snow conditions, this section o...")
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View from Humpback Rock [04]
![View from Humpback Rock [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102130-fd4ad5b7-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [04] (5962 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Roanoke Star in early evening [01]
![Roanoke Star in early evening [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714234611-bac2bdc3-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Roanoke Star in early evening [01] (5644 visits) The Roanoke Star in the early evening on April 7, 2005.
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Afton Mountain Convenience Store [03]
![Afton Mountain Convenience Store [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231746-f8d3e0db-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Afton Mountain Convenience Store [03] (5328 visits) Broken window at the now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas st...")
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Walmart in Covington, Virginia [02]
![Walmart in Covington, Virginia [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720021510-d3497428-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Walmart in Covington, Virginia [02] (5134 visits) Mural depicting the Walmart Supercenter in Covington, Virginia, painted above an entrance to the bac...")
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View from Humpback Rock [01]
![View from Humpback Rock [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102123-a6703547-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [01] (4669 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Afton Mountain Convenience Store [04]
![Afton Mountain Convenience Store [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231743-10d2742a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Afton Mountain Convenience Store [04] (4382 visits) Gas price sign for the now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas ...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [07]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [07]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171044-4b9fd584-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [07] (4288 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Trail blaze on Humpback Rock trail
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Afton Mountain Convenience Store [02]
![Afton Mountain Convenience Store [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231750-5198243a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Afton Mountain Convenience Store [02] (4182 visits) The now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas station and retail ...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [08]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [08]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171047-09b2c041-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [08] (4147 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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Woman on Humpback Rock
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Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia [01]
![Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171043-04dcc319-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia [01] (4080 visits) Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia, looking east down West Main Street, viewed from near Augusta Cleaners...")
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Afton Mountain Convenience Store [01]
![Afton Mountain Convenience Store [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231753-03815421-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Afton Mountain Convenience Store [01] (4035 visits) The now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas station and retail ...")
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Footprints on Skyline Drive bridge [01]
![Footprints on Skyline Drive bridge [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717224215-a9df1920-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Footprints on Skyline Drive bridge [01] (3965 visits) Footprints in the snow on the bridge carrying Skyline Drive over Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap.
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Road between Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway
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Skyline Drive barricade
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Cluster of mostly-defunct businesses on Afton Mountain
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Footprints on Skyline Drive bridge [02]
![Footprints on Skyline Drive bridge [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717224219-2c9361e4-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Footprints on Skyline Drive bridge [02] (3912 visits) Footprints in the snow on the bridge carrying Skyline Drive over Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap.
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Reflection of the Roanoke Star on wet asphalt [02]
![Reflection of the Roanoke Star on wet asphalt [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714101719-a0a4bf6a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Reflection of the Roanoke Star on wet asphalt [02] (3859 visits) Reflection of light from the Roanoke Star on wet asphalt on a rainy and foggy night.
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