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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] (65875 visits) Interstate 64, near Rockfish Gap in Virginia.
Ben Schumin is a professional photographer who captur...")
Buena Vista overlook [04]
![Buena Vista overlook [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232940-216c7ed1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Buena Vista overlook [04] (56920 visits) Buena Vista overlook, at milepost 46 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Sign on GoLo gas station restroom door
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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] (45919 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] (44200 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] (43747 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] (43160 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] (13315 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] (12847 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] (12685 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] (12289 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] (11784 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] (11766 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] (11646 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] (11556 visits) Afton Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, viewed from above Rockfish Gap.
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No kombucha refills
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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] (10945 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] (10910 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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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] (10886 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] (10885 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 [03]
![View from Afton Overlook [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111315-c554fd25-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Afton Overlook [03] (10822 visits) View from Afton Overlook, the first overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway when traveling southbound, im...")
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Rice Mountain overlook
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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] (10720 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] (10702 visits) Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia, near Rockfish Gap. US 250 runs adjacent to the freeway.
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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] (10544 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] (10507 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] (10463 visits) House Mountain overlook, at milepost 49.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
Ben Schumin is a p...")
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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] (9631 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] (9336 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] (9081 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 Ultra Foods in Gary, Indiana [01]
![Former Ultra Foods in Gary, Indiana [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/11/16/20241116020304-dfe53cd8-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Ultra Foods in Gary, Indiana [01] (8893 visits) Former Ultra Foods store at the Ridge Plaza shopping center in Gary, Indiana. This location closed ...")
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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] (8886 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Menards in Gary, Indiana [03]
![Menards in Gary, Indiana [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/11/16/20241116020258-7a29c57c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Menards in Gary, Indiana [03] (8848 visits) Menards store, located in the Ridge Plaza shopping center in Gary, Indiana.
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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 (8843 visits) Message sign for the Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia, still saying "W...")
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Menards in Gary, Indiana [02]
![Menards in Gary, Indiana [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/11/16/20241116012823-3b322dee-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Menards in Gary, Indiana [02] (8841 visits) Menards store, located in the Ridge Plaza shopping center in Gary, Indiana.
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Menards in Gary, Indiana [01]
![Menards in Gary, Indiana [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/11/16/20241116012813-ecf1e02b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Menards in Gary, Indiana [01] (8818 visits) Menards store, located in the Ridge Plaza shopping center in Gary, Indiana.
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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] (8732 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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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] (8448 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] (8378 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] (8377 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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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] (8024 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] (7726 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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Sheetz car wash being transported by truck
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View of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Humpback Rock
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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] (6306 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] (5985 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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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] (5351 visits) Broken window at the now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas st...")
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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] (4692 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
More at The Schumin W...")
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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] (4410 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] (4326 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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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] (4209 visits) The now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas station and retail ...")
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Trail blaze on Humpback Rock trail
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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] (4188 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] (4112 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] (4060 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] (3996 visits) Footprints in the snow on the bridge carrying Skyline Drive over Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap.
Ben...")
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Road between Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway
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Cluster of mostly-defunct businesses on Afton Mountain
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Skyline Drive barricade
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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] (3943 visits) Footprints in the snow on the bridge carrying Skyline Drive over Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap.
Ben...")
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Skyline Drive [02]
![Skyline Drive [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717224212-6e52dad3-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Skyline Drive [02] (3818 visits) Southern end of Skyline Drive at Rockfish Gap, facing north. Due to snow conditions, this section o...")
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Interstate 68 cut through Sideling Hill [01]
![Interstate 68 cut through Sideling Hill [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/18/20240718220120-0789991f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 68 cut through Sideling Hill [01] (3719 visits) Cut in Sideling Hill, carrying Interstate 68 between Washington and Allegany Counties in Maryland.
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [06]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [06]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111631-983184af-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [06] (3625 visits) Main entrance doors at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, V...")
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View from High Rock around sunset [01]
![View from High Rock around sunset [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/18/20240718125414-4cca566c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from High Rock around sunset [01] (3570 visits) View from High Rock, a rock outcropping on South Mountain in Pen Mar, Maryland, in Washington County...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [07]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [07]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111707-20f8ab3e-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [07] (3554 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia. This restaurant o...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [12]
![Abandoned motel guest building [12]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231658-ba6fede9-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [12] (3544 visits) Guest room interior at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. Followin...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [05]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111545-6e45eb1b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [05] (3528 visits) Main entrance doors at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, V...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [03]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111607-3c9c7a7b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [03] (3495 visits) Message sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [04]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111613-eba598a3-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [04] (3494 visits) Message sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [01]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111551-9063ca71-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [01] (3463 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia. This restaurant o...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [02]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111700-c177ba0b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [02] (3452 visits) Message sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia...")
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West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [01]
![West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719130232-6088860d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [01] (3432 visits) Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia, looking east down West Main Street, near the intersection with Church...")