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Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [01]
![Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719120555-d0d3c2ce-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [01] (69611 visits) Interstate 64, near Rockfish Gap in Virginia.
Ben Schumin is a professional photographer who captur...")
Buena Vista overlook [04]
![Buena Vista overlook [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232940-216c7ed1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Buena Vista overlook [04] (60728 visits) Buena Vista overlook, at milepost 46 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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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] (49621 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 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] (47950 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 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] (47298 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the House Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ben Sc...")
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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] (46533 visits) Candy vending machines at the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia....")
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West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [03]
![West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719130237-f1099710-cu_s9999x250.jpg "West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [03] (14935 visits) Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia, looking east down West Main Street, near the intersection with Church...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, October 2020
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Blue Ridge Tunnel [16]
![Blue Ridge Tunnel [16]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720144824-fe9d4abd-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Blue Ridge Tunnel [16] (14170 visits) Tripod and camera set up at the western portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel, an historic railroad tunnel...")
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Blue Ridge Tunnel [15]
![Blue Ridge Tunnel [15]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720144651-6fd9392c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Blue Ridge Tunnel [15] (14026 visits) Tripod and camera set up at the western portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel, an historic railroad tunnel...")
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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] (13765 visits) Message sign for the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Aft...")
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No kombucha refills
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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] (12960 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [08]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [08]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111729-717d778f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [08] (12853 visits) Base of the cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Vi...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [09]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [09]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111637-f8c06843-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [09] (12824 visits) Empty sign frame at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virg...")
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Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [01]
![Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111734-45b6cd77-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [01] (12549 visits) Afton Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, viewed from above Rockfish Gap.
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Rice Mountain overlook
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House Mountain overlook [01]
![House Mountain overlook [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232946-d7c022a5-cu_s9999x250.jpg "House Mountain overlook [01] (12414 visits) House Mountain overlook, at milepost 49.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
Ben Schumin is a p...")
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Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [02]
![Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111739-8e9f0558-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [02] (12399 visits) Afton Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, viewed from above Rockfish Gap.
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Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [03]
![Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719115902-ff5fb9e1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [03] (12376 visits) Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia, near Rockfish Gap. US 250 runs adjacent to the freeway.
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House Mountain overlook [02]
![House Mountain overlook [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232951-3ccb44ee-cu_s9999x250.jpg "House Mountain overlook [02] (12234 visits) House Mountain overlook, at milepost 49.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [02]
![Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719115847-184fa12a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [02] (12171 visits) Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia, near Rockfish Gap. US 250 runs adjacent to the freeway.
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Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [05]
![Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719120629-90e00218-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [05] (12169 visits) Interstate 64, near Rockfish Gap in Virginia. The boundary between Augusta and Nelson Counties runs...")
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Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [01]
![Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719115200-c8a2ce39-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia [01] (12071 visits) Interstate 64 in Nelson County, Virginia, near Rockfish Gap. US 250 runs adjacent to the freeway.
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View from Afton Overlook [02]
![View from Afton Overlook [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111253-aaafa3ed-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Afton Overlook [02] (11968 visits) View from Afton Overlook, the first overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway when traveling southbound, im...")
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View from Afton Overlook [03]
![View from Afton Overlook [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111315-c554fd25-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Afton Overlook [03] (11916 visits) View from Afton Overlook, the first overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway when traveling southbound, im...")
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View from Afton Overlook [01]
![View from Afton Overlook [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111401-128c20ce-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Afton Overlook [01] (11901 visits) View from Afton Overlook, the first overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway when traveling southbound, im...")
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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 (11323 visits) Message sign for the Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia, still saying "W...")
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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] (11196 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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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] (10877 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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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] (10780 visits) The now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton Mountain locat...")
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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] (10707 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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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] (10607 visits) The now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton Mountain locat...")
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View, House Mountain
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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] (10396 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] (10357 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] (10330 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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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] (10026 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Be...")
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View from House Mountain overlook
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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] (9479 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Be...")
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Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 7
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View of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Humpback Rock
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Melissa takes a selfie
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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] (6993 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Skyline Drive [01]
![Skyline Drive [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717224204-be6fd01b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Skyline Drive [01] (6836 visits) Southern end of Skyline Drive at Rockfish Gap, facing north. Due to snow conditions, this section o...")
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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] (6159 visits) Broken window at the now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas st...")
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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] (6137 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] (5869 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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Cluster of mostly-defunct businesses on Afton Mountain
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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] (5611 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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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] (5435 visits) Gas price sign for the now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas ...")
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Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia [01]
![Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171043-04dcc319-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia [01] (5280 visits) Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia, looking east down West Main Street, viewed from near Augusta Cleaners...")
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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] (5112 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon with the ground-facing lights and the interior lights illuminated on the...")
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Trail blaze on Humpback Rock trail
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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] (5071 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon with the ground-facing lights and the interior lights illuminated on the...")
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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] (5036 visits) The now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas station and retail ...")
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Woman on Humpback Rock
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College Square shopping center
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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] (4917 visits) The now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas station and retail ...")
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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] (4614 visits) Footprints in the snow on the bridge carrying Skyline Drive over Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap.
Ben...")
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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] (4552 visits) Hikers sit on top of Humpback Rock, which provides a view of the Shenandoah Valley.
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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] (4550 visits) Footprints in the snow on the bridge carrying Skyline Drive over Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap.
Ben...")
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West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [01]
![West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719130232-6088860d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [01] (4544 visits) Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia, looking east down West Main Street, near the intersection with Church...")
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Directional sign near Humpback Rock overlook
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Otter Lake [03]
![Otter Lake [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233001-54629e8c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Otter Lake [03] (4514 visits) Otter Lake, a seven-acre manmade lake adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 63 in Amherst C...")
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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] (4500 visits) Long exposure photo taken from Afton Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a full moon. I was al...")
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Otter Lake [04]
![Otter Lake [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233006-67335ad2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Otter Lake [04] (4494 visits) Otter Lake, a seven-acre manmade lake adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 63 in Amherst C...")
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Skyline Drive barricade
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Road between Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway
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View from High Rock around sunset [01]
![View from High Rock around sunset [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/18/20240718125414-4cca566c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from High Rock around sunset [01] (4457 visits) View from High Rock, a rock outcropping on South Mountain in Pen Mar, Maryland, in Washington County...")
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Roanoke River 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] (4442 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Graffiti on Humpback Rock
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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] (4406 visits) Front facade of the main building of the Skyline Parkway Motel, a motel built in 1962 and closed in ...")
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Photographer on Humpback Rock
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Pine needles
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Roanoke River Bridge
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West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [02]
![West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719130153-2ee52d33-cu_s9999x250.jpg "West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [02] (4386 visits) Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia, looking east down West Main Street, near the intersection with Church...")