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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] (10812 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 [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] (8610 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 [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] (8768 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 [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] (8266 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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"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 (8715 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 [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] (8341 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] (8269 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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Afton Overlook sign
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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] (4215 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 [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] (4075 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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Full moon over Afton Overlook [02]
![Full moon over Afton Overlook [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171102-67a435ab-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Full moon over Afton Overlook [02] (2876 visits) Long exposure photo taken from Afton Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a full moon. I was al...")
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Full moon over Afton Overlook [01]
![Full moon over Afton Overlook [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171103-4f67ea32-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Full moon over Afton Overlook [01] (2713 visits) Long exposure photo taken from Afton Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a full moon. I was al...")
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Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 7
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Humpback Rock, viewed from below
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Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02]
![Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141127-8869144a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02] (2627 visits) Rock cliffs over the Blue Ridge Parkway, approximately seven miles south of Rockfish Gap.
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Thorns across a rock
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Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01]
![Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141130-0117e715-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01] (2430 visits) Rock cliffs over the Blue Ridge Parkway, approximately seven miles south of Rockfish Gap.
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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] (44008 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 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] (7889 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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View, House Mountain
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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] (45774 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the House Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ben Sc...")
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View from House Mountain overlook
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Sign at Otter Lake
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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] (43603 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the House Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ben Sc...")
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View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [03]
![View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141205-a4661d8d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [03] (2488 visits) View from the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Botetourt County, Virginia.
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View of James River from Harry Flood Byrd Bridge
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Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [01]
![Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141208-c2ad5724-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [01] (2371 visits) Pedestrian level on the Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge, which carries the Blue Ridge Parkway at mi...")
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View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [02]
![View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141210-1e895d02-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [02] (2236 visits) View from the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Botetourt County, Virginia.
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Plants at Purgatory Mountain overlook
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View, Purgatory Mountain
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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] (7596 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Be...")
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View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [01]
![View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141215-fcceefa7-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [01] (2239 visits) View from the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Botetourt County, Virginia.
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Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [02]
![Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141217-32eb9437-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [02] (2353 visits) Pedestrian level on the Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge, which carries the Blue Ridge Parkway at mi...")
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Gentex auto-dimming mirror
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Plaque at Raven's Roost overlook
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View from Raven's Roost
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View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [03]
![View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141705-52871955-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [03] (1326 visits) View from 20-Minute Cliff, an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Vesuvius, Virginia.
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Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]
![Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141706-0b231326-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01] (1513 visits) Stream with small waterfall at the Yankee Horse Ridge overlook, on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Monte...")
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Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]
![Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141708-6e96c46a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01] (1523 visits) Stream with small waterfall at the Yankee Horse Ridge overlook, on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Monte...")
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Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]
![Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141709-62daf30c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01] (1408 visits) Stream with small waterfall at the Yankee Horse Ridge overlook, on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Monte...")
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Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]
![Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141711-08c8936c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01] (1745 visits) Stream with small waterfall at the Yankee Horse Ridge overlook, on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Monte...")
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Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [01]
![Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141712-6e4690ee-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [01] (3085 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon with the ground-facing lights and the interior lights illuminated on the...")
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Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]
![Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141714-3facf0fc-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01] (1622 visits) Stream with small waterfall at the Yankee Horse Ridge overlook, on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Monte...")
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Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [02]
![Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141715-42969fcc-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [02] (3111 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon with the ground-facing lights and the interior lights illuminated on the...")
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Pine needles
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Small waterfall
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Sign marking Buena Vista
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View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [04]
![View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [04]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715204738-5eb438f6-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [04] (1370 visits) View from 20-Minute Cliff, an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Vesuvius, Virginia.
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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] (8972 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 [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] (43027 visits) Candy vending machines at the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia....")
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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] (12163 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 [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] (9219 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 [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] (9511 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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View from Humpback Rock [05]
![View from Humpback Rock [05]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101753-ca2418a2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [05] (2078 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Hikers on Humpback Rock [01]
![Hikers on Humpback Rock [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101756-e2366123-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Hikers on Humpback Rock [01] (2485 visits) Hikers sit on top of Humpback Rock, which provides a view of the Shenandoah Valley.
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View of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Humpback Rock
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View from Humpback Rock [07]
![View from Humpback Rock [07]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101807-4ac3388b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [07] (1999 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Humpback Rock trail
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View from Humpback Rock [08]
![View from Humpback Rock [08]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101813-428c6b93-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [08] (2118 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Millipede [02]
![Millipede [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101816-2b96da1d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Millipede [02] (1849 visits) A millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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Graffiti on Humpback Rock
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Carving on Humpback Rock [04]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [04]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101823-11f81d51-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [04] (2385 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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View from Humpback Rock [06]
![View from Humpback Rock [06]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101826-175efd70-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [06] (2019 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Hikers on Humpback Rock [02]
![Hikers on Humpback Rock [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101829-23d3d3cb-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Hikers on Humpback Rock [02] (2382 visits) Hikers sit on top of Humpback Rock, which provides a view of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Directional sign near Humpback Rock overlook
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Carving on Humpback Rock [05]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [05]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101840-127e4ec6-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [05] (2434 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Photographer on Humpback Rock
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First view of Humpback Rock
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Millipede [03]
![Millipede [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101852-cd10e3ce-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Millipede [03] (1945 visits) A millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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Carving on Humpback Rock [03]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102042-7ec11b97-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [03] (1590 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Tree lichen [03]
![Tree lichen [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102045-ab0af3da-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Tree lichen [03] (1446 visits) Lichen on a tree on the Humpback Rock trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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Tree lichen [02]
![Tree lichen [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102049-e1470411-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Tree lichen [02] (1425 visits) Lichen on a tree on the Humpback Rock trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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Fallen leaf
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"WELCOME" lettering on former Howard Johnson's sign
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Cupola base on former Howard Johnson's restaurant
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Trail blaze on Humpback Rock trail
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Millipede [01]
![Millipede [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102106-38141ff0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Millipede [01] (2471 visits) A millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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Tree lichen [01]
![Tree lichen [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102109-9bbdff0a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Tree lichen [01] (2735 visits) Lichen on a tree on the Humpback Rock trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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