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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] (2506 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] (2775 visits) Lichen on a tree on the Humpback Rock trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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Carving on Humpback Rock [01]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102112-6ac490ca-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [01] (3121 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Woman on Humpback Rock
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Carving on Humpback Rock [02]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102117-a2a35c2e-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [02] (2853 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Flowers on Humpback Rock
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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] (4672 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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View from Humpback Rock [02]
![View from Humpback Rock [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102125-36661549-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [02] (2877 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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View from Humpback Rock [03]
![View from Humpback Rock [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102128-98d75dee-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [03] (3267 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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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] (5964 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Cluster of defunct businesses on Afton Mountain
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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] (9610 visits) Sign frame for the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton...")
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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] (12267 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] (9313 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] (43137 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 [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] (9058 visits) The now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton Mountain locat...")
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Skyline Parkway Motel message sign
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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] (4037 visits) The now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas station and retail ...")
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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] (4186 visits) The now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas station and retail ...")
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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] (5331 visits) Broken window at the now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas st...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [03]
![Abandoned motel guest building [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231732-a3a326f1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [03] (2439 visits) Lower guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. This pa...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [02]
![Abandoned motel guest building [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231735-509ceb75-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [02] (2275 visits) Lower guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. This pa...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [01]
![Abandoned motel guest building [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231739-94722d21-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [01] (2235 visits) Lower guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. This pa...")
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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] (4385 visits) Gas price sign for the now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas ...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [04]
![Abandoned motel guest building [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231728-44d90956-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [04] (2242 visits) Lower guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. This pa...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [06]
![Abandoned motel guest building [06]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231721-c430d35d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [06] (2435 visits) Lower guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. This pa...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [05]
![Abandoned motel guest building [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231725-19638458-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [05] (2336 visits) Lower guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. This pa...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [09]
![Abandoned motel guest building [09]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231709-0119f19f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [09] (2818 visits) Guest room interior at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. Followin...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [08]
![Abandoned motel guest building [08]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231714-0530eb6a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [08] (2837 visits) Guest room interior at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. Followin...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [07]
![Abandoned motel guest building [07]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231717-d59a85b0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [07] (2554 visits) Lower guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. This bu...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [10]
![Abandoned motel guest building [10]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231706-0c66b4a7-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [10] (2822 visits) Guest room interior at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. Followin...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [11]
![Abandoned motel guest building [11]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231702-14df0013-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [11] (2562 visits) Guest room interior at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. Followin...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [14]
![Abandoned motel guest building [14]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231651-5adaa5d2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [14] (2524 visits) Guest room interior at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. Followin...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [13]
![Abandoned motel guest building [13]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231655-840d0a52-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [13] (2565 visits) Lower guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. This bu...")
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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] (3519 visits) Guest room interior at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. Followin...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [15]
![Abandoned motel guest building [15]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231647-bfcaa60f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [15] (2719 visits) Guest room interior at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. Followin...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [17]
![Abandoned motel guest building [17]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231639-309f9445-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [17] (2617 visits) Southernmost guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain in...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [16]
![Abandoned motel guest building [16]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231643-123055df-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [16] (2156 visits) Lower guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. This bu...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [18]
![Abandoned motel guest building [18]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231635-1c4925c0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [18] (2577 visits) Southernmost guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain in...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [21]
![Abandoned motel guest building [21]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231623-73066126-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [21] (2610 visits) Southernmost guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain in...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [20]
![Abandoned motel guest building [20]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231627-68efd547-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [20] (2608 visits) Southernmost guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain in...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [19]
![Abandoned motel guest building [19]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231631-05b4bb41-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [19] (2572 visits) Southernmost guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain in...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [22]
![Abandoned motel guest building [22]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231614-9e9a8d71-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [22] (2797 visits) Southernmost guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain in...")
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The Inn at Afton [01]
![The Inn at Afton [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231610-8dc28df9-cu_s9999x250.jpg "The Inn at Afton [01] (2974 visits) Sign for The Inn at Afton, formerly a Holiday Inn, the only business still operating in this area. ...")
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The Inn at Afton [03]
![The Inn at Afton [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231603-605ac3ec-cu_s9999x250.jpg "The Inn at Afton [03] (1958 visits) The Inn at Afton, formerly a Holiday Inn, the only business still operating in this area.
More at T...")
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The Inn at Afton [02]
![The Inn at Afton [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231607-87b5d482-cu_s9999x250.jpg "The Inn at Afton [02] (2169 visits) The Inn at Afton, formerly a Holiday Inn, the only business still operating in this area.
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Pine needles
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Small waterfall
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Sign marking Buena Vista
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Humpback Rock [01]
![Humpback Rock [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717165812-b6c0e5d7-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Humpback Rock [01] (1934 visits) Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains, facing the Shenandoah Valley, in November 2013.
Ben Schu...")
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Humpback Rock [02]
![Humpback Rock [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717165815-d1fc9f8f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Humpback Rock [02] (2350 visits) Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains, facing the Shenandoah Valley, in November 2013.
Ben Schu...")
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Skyline Drive [01]
![Skyline Drive [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717224204-be6fd01b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Skyline Drive [01] (6290 visits) Southern end of Skyline Drive at Rockfish Gap, facing north. Due to snow conditions, this section o...")
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Skyline Drive [02]
![Skyline Drive [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717224212-6e52dad3-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Skyline Drive [02] (3807 visits) Southern end of Skyline Drive at Rockfish Gap, facing north. Due to snow conditions, this section o...")
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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] (3968 visits) Footprints in the snow on the bridge carrying Skyline Drive over Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap.
Ben...")
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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] (3917 visits) Footprints in the snow on the bridge carrying Skyline Drive over Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap.
Ben...")
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Skyline Drive barricade
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Road between Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway
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Buena Vista overlook [01]
![Buena Vista overlook [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232229-3000693b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Buena Vista overlook [01] (2751 visits) Blue Ridge Parkway overlook, facing Buena Vista, at milepost 46.
Ben Schumin is a professional phot...")
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Buena Vista overlook [02]
![Buena Vista overlook [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232232-a36aa836-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Buena Vista overlook [02] (2633 visits) Blue Ridge Parkway overlook, facing Buena Vista, at milepost 46.
Ben Schumin is a professional phot...")
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Buena Vista overlook [03]
![Buena Vista overlook [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232234-98c1186b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Buena Vista overlook [03] (2728 visits) Blue Ridge Parkway overlook, facing Buena Vista, at milepost 46.
Ben Schumin is a professional phot...")
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Otter Lake [01]
![Otter Lake [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232237-c86a9de5-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Otter Lake [01] (1407 visits) Otter Lake, a seven-acre manmade lake adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 63 in Amherst C...")
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Otter Lake [02]
![Otter Lake [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232240-d588e3c0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Otter Lake [02] (1777 visits) Otter Lake, a seven-acre manmade lake adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 63 in Amherst C...")
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Kia Soul on the Blue Ridge Parkway
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Sign for Otter Lake
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Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [01]
![Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232249-db110692-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [01] (1689 visits) The Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge, which carries the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 64 over the J...")
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Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [02]
![Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232252-5001f636-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [02] (1851 visits) The Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge, which carries the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 64 over the J...")
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Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [03]
![Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232255-810ddc9e-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [03] (1678 visits) Pedestrian level on the Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge, which carries the Blue Ridge Parkway at mi...")
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Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [04]
![Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232258-096b70fd-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [04] (1852 visits) Pedestrian level on the Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge, which carries the Blue Ridge Parkway at mi...")
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Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [05]
![Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232301-87968b52-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [05] (1808 visits) Pedestrian level on the Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge, which carries the Blue Ridge Parkway at mi...")
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Melissa takes a selfie
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Skyline Parkway Motor Court gate lodge
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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] (8344 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] (8343 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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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] (8411 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 (8791 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 [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] (10873 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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Skyline Parkway Motel [01]
![Skyline Parkway Motel [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102335-08f13aca-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Skyline Parkway Motel [01] (3050 visits) Front facade of the main building of the Skyline Parkway Motel, a motel built in 1962 and closed in ...")
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Skyline Parkway Motel [02]
![Skyline Parkway Motel [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102333-b8b24840-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Skyline Parkway Motel [02] (2593 visits) Front facade of the main building of the Skyline Parkway Motel, a motel built in 1962 and closed in ...")