![]() ![]() ![]() I spent five hours on Skyline Drive in Virginia, meandering along the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains, stopping at overlooks named Calf Mountain, Sawmill Run, Riprap, Doyles River, Rockytop, Eaton Hollow, and The Point. Photo: goshenandoah 100-Mile Skyline Drive in Virginia Traverses Blue Ridge Mountains I immediately walked quickly to the car, shifting into gear and leaving far behind whatever had made the sound. A loud rustling, from where I couldn’t tell, sent a jolt of fear through me–I may now be a city girl but I knew there were bears in these hills. Finally able to nestle my car along the road, I jumped out, slammed the door, and back-tracked at a trot then happily began shooting. Eager to photograph the blooms, I felt a spurt of impatience that there wasn’t shoulder space along the road for me to pull over for several hundred yards. I felt a tinge of uneasiness and then caught sight of a tree laden with unusual, heavy purple flowers. While just miles from a major interstate highway I was nonetheless truly in the wilderness. It occurred to me that in my day-to-day life I would likely have been oblivious to his existence.Īs I drove on, it struck me that I hadn’t yet seen another soul. I happen to look down and noticed a thick fat caterpillar lolling on a stick, master of his domain. Tall grasses merged into brambles and bushes that folded into leafy trees that became an endless cushion of canopy. I pulled into the first of these, McCormick Gap Overlook and got out of the car to stretch my legs and absorb the rich hues of a sea of undulating green waves reaching to the horizon. She handed me a map and told me that there were 75 scenic overlooks along the drive. At the entrance to Skyline Drive, I paid the ranger the $30 fee for access to the 105-mile ribbon of road that traverses the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Skyline Drive is so-named because it crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are part of the larger Appalachian range, affording breathtaking views of an ever-changing horizon.Įast of Waynesboro, I reached Rockfish Gap and Shenandoah National Park. The two-lane road traverses 105 miles of pristine wilderness in Shenandoah National Park, which is about 75 miles south of Washington, D.C. 12" H x 18" W.The Skyline Drive in Virginia was something I had never tried, despite having gone to high school just an hour away. ![]() Please review photos for more detail and our best attempt to convey how this ephemeral cartographic item survives. Map displays a pleasing and unique age patina and overall is in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Paper gently age worn, slight rubbing, remains overall clean and attractive as an ephemeral survival. Tourist information & advertising on reverse. Tourist map issued as a guide to highlight famous Virginia landmarks of the Civil War and prior. Map is vintage and shows some signs of handling and time. Folding cartoon pictorial travel map, printed on both sides of the sheet. Published 1938, Fredericksburg, Virginia by the Skyline Drive National Battlefield Park Tour Association Inc. Skyline Drive National Battlefield Park Tour - The Scenic, Historic Tour of Virginia. (Old Maps, 20th Century Maps, Americana, Travel, Tourism, Americana, Virginia, Civil War Battlefields, Cartoon Pictorial Map). ![]()
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