This post is part of an ongoing project: scanning my old slides, prints, and negatives (late 1970’s to 2004) to digital.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway that runs through North Carolina and Virginia. It runs mostly along the spine of the Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain. It is part of the Appalachian Mountains.
Parkway trivia from Wikipedia:
- It is the longest linear park in the US, running 469 miles.
- The Parkway has been the most visited unit of the National Park Service every year since 1946 except four.
- It goes through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina.
- Land on either side of the road is owned and maintained by the National Park Service. In many places parkway land is bordered by United States Forest Service property.
- There is no fee for using the parkway; but, commercial vehicles are prohibited without approval from the Park Service Headquarters.
- The speed limit is never higher than 45 mph and is lower in some sections.
- Mount Mitchell State Park, at MilePost 355 in North Carolina, is the highest point east of the Mississippi River.
- Construction of the Parkway started in 1935 and completed in 1987. It took over 52 years to finish.
Our time in North Carolina gave us easy access to the Parkway and we visited often. A few random images from Fall, 1983:
Wildflowers were in abundance on the Parkway during warm weather.
Scenics with trees:
Images were taken in August, 1983 and scanned to digital from slides on March 13, 2025.
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March 19, 2025
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