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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 (10690 visits) Message sign for the Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia, still saying "W...")
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"WELCOME" lettering on former Howard Johnson's sign
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"WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [01]
!["WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717161711-5ff465fe-cu_s9999x250.jpg "\"WELCOME\" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [01] (2789 visits) "WELCOME" sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Augusta Coun...")
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"WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [02]
!["WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717161715-bdb45855-cu_s9999x250.jpg "\"WELCOME\" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [02] (2956 visits) "WELCOME" sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Augusta Coun...")
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Afton Overlook sign
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Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 7
Buena Vista overlook [04]
![Buena Vista overlook [04]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717232940-216c7ed1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Buena Vista overlook [04] (58426 visits) Buena Vista overlook, at milepost 46 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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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] (4222 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to 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] (3909 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Carving on Humpback Rock [03]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102042-7ec11b97-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [03] (3091 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Carving on Humpback Rock [04]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [04]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101823-11f81d51-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [04] (4022 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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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] (4078 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01]
![Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141130-0117e715-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01] (3633 visits) Rock cliffs over the Blue Ridge Parkway, approximately seven miles south of Rockfish Gap.
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Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02]
![Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141127-8869144a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02] (3824 visits) Rock cliffs over the Blue Ridge Parkway, approximately seven miles south of Rockfish Gap.
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Cluster of defunct businesses on Afton Mountain
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Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [01]
![Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720152732-3989e68d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [01] (1530 visits) Communications tower near Snowy Mountain Lookout in Michaux State Forest in Franklin County, Pennsyl...")
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Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [02]
![Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720152729-882b79dd-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [02] (1584 visits) Communications tower near Snowy Mountain Lookout in Michaux State Forest in Franklin County, Pennsyl...")
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Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [03]
![Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720152644-331599e0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [03] (1901 visits) Communications tower near Snowy Mountain Lookout in Michaux State Forest in Franklin County, Pennsyl...")
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Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [04]
![Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [04]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720152648-5d9ba563-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Communications tower in Michaux State Forest [04] (2009 visits) Communications tower near Snowy Mountain Lookout in Michaux State Forest in Franklin County, Pennsyl...")
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Cupola base on former Howard Johnson's restaurant
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Directional sign near Humpback Rock overlook
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Elyse looks out of a Honda HR-V
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Fallen leaf
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First view of Humpback Rock
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Flowers on Humpback Rock
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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] (9799 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] (9818 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] (9859 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 [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] (12423 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 [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] (10090 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 [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] (10256 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 [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] (5728 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] (5591 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, October 2020
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Full moon over Afton Overlook [01]
![Full moon over Afton Overlook [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171103-4f67ea32-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Full moon over Afton Overlook [01] (4184 visits) Long exposure photo taken from Afton Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a full moon. I was al...")
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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] (4366 visits) Long exposure photo taken from Afton Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a full moon. I was al...")
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Gentex auto-dimming mirror
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Graffiti on Humpback Rock
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Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [01]
![Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233011-ba8eb0df-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [01] (3967 visits) The grounds around the James River Visitor Center, along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Bedford County, V...")
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Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [02]
![Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233016-9133178a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [02] (3814 visits) The grounds around the James River Visitor Center, along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Bedford County, V...")
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Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [03]
![Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233021-098ce90f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [03] (4005 visits) The grounds around the James River Visitor Center, along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Bedford County, V...")
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Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [01]
![Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141208-c2ad5724-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [01] (3545 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 Bridge [02]
![Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141217-32eb9437-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [02] (3552 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 [06]
![Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [06]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233027-b53725fe-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [06] (3436 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 [07]
![Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [07]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233031-95eedab2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [07] (3465 visits) Pedestrian level on the Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge, which carries the Blue Ridge Parkway at mi...")
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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] (4130 visits) Hikers sit on top of Humpback Rock, which provides a view of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Hikers on Humpback Rock [02]
![Hikers on Humpback Rock [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101829-23d3d3cb-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Hikers on Humpback Rock [02] (3959 visits) Hikers sit on top of Humpback Rock, which provides a view of the Shenandoah Valley.
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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] (11880 visits) House Mountain overlook, at milepost 49.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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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] (11718 visits) House Mountain overlook, at milepost 49.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
Ben Schumin is a p...")
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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] (10459 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 [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] (10124 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 [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] (13137 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 [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] (44197 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] (9895 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 [06]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717161722-919c91b5-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06] (3306 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, September 2022 [01]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111551-9063ca71-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [01] (3985 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia. This restaurant o...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [02]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111700-c177ba0b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [02] (3965 visits) Message sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [03]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111607-3c9c7a7b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [03] (4040 visits) Message sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [04]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [04]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111613-eba598a3-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [04] (4009 visits) Message sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [05]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [05]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111545-6e45eb1b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [05] (4096 visits) Main entrance doors at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, V...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [06]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [06]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111631-983184af-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [06] (4139 visits) Main entrance doors at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, V...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [07]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [07]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111707-20f8ab3e-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [07] (4097 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia. This restaurant o...")
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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] (12300 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] (12319 visits) Empty sign frame at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virg...")
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Humpback Rock trail
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Humpback Rock, viewed from below
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Melissa takes a selfie
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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] (4756 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon with the ground-facing lights and the interior lights illuminated on the...")
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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] (4706 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon with the ground-facing lights and the interior lights illuminated on the...")
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Millipede [01]
![Millipede [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102106-38141ff0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Millipede [01] (3207 visits) A millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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Millipede [02]
![Millipede [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101816-2b96da1d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Millipede [02] (2930 visits) A millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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Millipede [03]
![Millipede [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101852-cd10e3ce-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Millipede [03] (3028 visits) A millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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Otter Lake [03]
![Otter Lake [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233001-54629e8c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Otter Lake [03] (4286 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 [04]
![Otter Lake [04]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233006-67335ad2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Otter Lake [04] (4280 visits) Otter Lake, a seven-acre manmade lake adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 63 in Amherst C...")
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Photographer on Humpback Rock
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Pine needles
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Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [01]
![Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [01]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111142-228a886f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [01] (2061 visits) The place where a National Park Service plaque used to be located atop a raised portion of the retai...")
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Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [02]
![Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [02]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111248-a6c2e1fa-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [02] (1994 visits) The place where a National Park Service plaque used to be located atop a raised portion of the retai...")
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Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [03]
![Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [03]](../../../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720111008-7c125d7a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [03] (2084 visits) The place where a National Park Service plaque used to be located atop a raised portion of the retai...")
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Plants at Purgatory Mountain overlook
