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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] (69895 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] (61079 visits) Buena Vista overlook, at milepost 46 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Neyland Drive and James White 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] (51915 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] (50534 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] (49647 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] (47198 visits) Candy vending machines at the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia....")
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Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [02]
![Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [02]](../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720093017-3f2bee68-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [02] (14611 visits) Elevated section of Interstate 95 over downtown Richmond, Virginia, near the interchange with the Do...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, October 2020
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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] (14257 visits) Message sign for the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Aft...")
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Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [03]
![Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [03]](../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720093212-fa09ec51-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [03] (14110 visits) Elevated section of Interstate 95 over downtown Richmond, Virginia, near the interchange with the Do...")
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Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [01]
![Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [01]](../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720093319-14a1e75d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [01] (13911 visits) Elevated section of Interstate 95 over downtown Richmond, Virginia, near the interchange with the Do...")
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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] (13679 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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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] (13060 visits) House Mountain overlook, at milepost 49.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
Ben Schumin is a p...")
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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] (13054 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Be...")
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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] (13054 visits) Empty sign frame at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virg...")
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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] (13054 visits) Base of the cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Vi...")
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Rice Mountain overlook
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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] (12700 visits) Afton Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, viewed from above Rockfish Gap.
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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 (12621 visits) Message sign for the Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia, still saying "W...")
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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] (12578 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] (12534 visits) Afton Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, viewed from above Rockfish Gap.
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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] (12363 visits) Interstate 64, near Rockfish Gap in Virginia. The boundary between Augusta and Nelson Counties runs...")
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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] (12178 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon parked at the Purgatory Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Be...")
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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] (12157 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] (12092 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] (12071 visits) View from Afton Overlook, the first overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway when traveling southbound, im...")
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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] (11876 visits) Sign frame for the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton...")
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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] (11724 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Cluster of defunct businesses on Afton Mountain
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Sign for Howard Johnson's Restaurant
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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] (11448 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 [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] (11383 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 [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] (11245 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 [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] (11239 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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View, House Mountain
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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] (11115 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] (11049 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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View from House Mountain overlook
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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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Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [02]
![Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [02]](../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714101726-369529dd-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [02] (9112 visits) A Gamewell fire alarm pull station is mounted on a utility pole at the intersection of Northern Park...")
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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] (8568 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 [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] (8344 visits) My 2004 Mercury Sable wagon with the ground-facing lights and the interior lights illuminated on the...")
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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] (7639 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Melissa takes a selfie
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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] (7033 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Skyline Drive [01]
![Skyline Drive [01]](../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717224204-be6fd01b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Skyline Drive [01] (6947 visits) Southern end of Skyline Drive at Rockfish Gap, facing north. Due to snow conditions, this section o...")
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Gentex auto-dimming mirror
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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] (6650 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 [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] (6518 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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Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [03]
![Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [03]](../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714101728-56a16d1c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [03] (6103 visits) A Gamewell fire alarm pull station is mounted on a utility pole at the intersection of Northern Park...")
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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] (6093 visits) Gas price sign for the now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas ...")
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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] (6072 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Trail blaze on Humpback Rock trail
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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] (5455 visits) The now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas station and retail ...")
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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] (5444 visits) The now-defunct Afton Mountain Convenience Store, which formerly contained a gas station and retail ...")
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Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [01]
![Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [01]](../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714101728-808760b4-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [01] (5376 visits) A Gamewell fire alarm pull station is mounted on a utility pole at the intersection of Northern Park...")
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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] (5373 visits) Hikers sit on top of Humpback Rock, which provides a view of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Abandoned motel guest building [22]
![Abandoned motel guest building [22]](../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231614-9e9a8d71-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [22] (5310 visits) Southernmost guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain in...")
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Graffiti on Humpback Rock
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Woman on Humpback Rock
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Directional sign near Humpback Rock overlook
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Pro-Trump graffiti [01]
![Pro-Trump graffiti [01]](../../i/upload/2024/07/18/20240718222916-c27d8929-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Pro-Trump graffiti [01] (5241 visits) Pro-Trump graffiti at the former Skyline Parkway Motor Court at Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virg...")
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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] (5197 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Photographer on Humpback Rock
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Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [05]
![Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [05]](../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717224036-4f2fdf09-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [05] (5181 visits) Speed camera box, one of several styles used for revenue collection in the name of "speed enfor...")
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Pro-Trump graffiti [02]
![Pro-Trump graffiti [02]](../../i/upload/2024/07/18/20240718222931-f56c48a8-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Pro-Trump graffiti [02] (5167 visits) Pro-Trump graffiti at the former Skyline Parkway Motor Court at Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virg...")
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Interchange between US 11 and VA 262 [01]
![Interchange between US 11 and VA 262 [01]](../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720124538-a29a1018-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Interchange between US 11 and VA 262 [01] (5164 visits) Cloverleaf interchange between Virginia State Route 262 and US Route 11 near Staunton, Virginia. Ro...")
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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] (5133 visits) Front facade of the main building of the Skyline Parkway Motel, a motel built in 1962 and closed in ...")
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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] (5122 visits) Long exposure photo taken from Afton Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a full moon. I was al...")
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Pine needles
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Marine Corps War Memorial
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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] (4957 visits) Hikers sit on top of Humpback Rock, which provides a view of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Otter Lake [03]
![Otter Lake [03]](../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717233001-54629e8c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Otter Lake [03] (4917 visits) Otter Lake, a seven-acre manmade lake adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 63 in Amherst C...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [17]
![Abandoned motel guest building [17]](../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231639-309f9445-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [17] (4915 visits) Southernmost guest building at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain in...")
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Abandoned motel guest building [12]
![Abandoned motel guest building [12]](../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231658-ba6fede9-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Abandoned motel guest building [12] (4915 visits) Guest room interior at the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, a defunct motel on Afton Mountain. Followin...")
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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] (4909 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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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] (4901 visits) Long exposure photo taken from Afton Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a full moon. I was al...")