A Quilt of Color - The Blue Ridge Parkway VA
In Blue Ridge Mountains, autumn hues are wedded with history
In Virginia and North Carolina, lush forest turns into a quilt of color, dotted with reminders of America's past.
See this wonderful LA Times article today about our neck of the woods, our Blue Ridge!
Excerpt:
Special to the Los Angeles Times
October 17, 2010
Reporting from the Blue Ridge Parkway, Va. --
When the Blue Ridge Parkway beckons me, I answer, especially in autumn, when I long for its twists and turns, its waterfalls, natural gardens, forests and upland meadows that dot its nearly 500 miles in Virginia and North Carolina.
VIRGINIA IS FOR MOUNTAIN LOVERS
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There are scenic waterfalls and sites along the parkway, which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2010. Construction began in September 1935. (Kelly Merritt, Kelly Merritt / October 23, 2009)
