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Information About The Blue Ridge Mountains, The Blue Ridge Parkway, Bluegrass and Old Time Music, The Crooked Road, The Great Smoky Mountains, Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, The Appalachian Mountains, and Surrounding Areas in Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Regional Highlights

   Blue Ridge Parkway:

– (Created in 1935 – National Park Service Website)
NPS – Blue Ridge Parkway Alerts and Conditions
https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/conditions.htm
America’s favorite scenic drive, the Blue Ridge Parkway takes a winding path for 469 miles along the Blue Ridge Mountains from the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, through North Carolina, to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina & Tennessee.

    Blue Ridge Parkway on YouTube

   Great Smoky Mountains:

– (Created in 1934 – National Park Service Website)

From Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to the gateway of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the ridges and valleys wind its way along the Blue Ridge Mountains, the front range of the Appalachian Mountain Chain of the Eastern United States.

    Great Smoky Mountains on YouTube

   Shenandoah National Park & Skyline Drive:

– (Created in 1936 – National Park Service Website)

Virginia’s own scenic route, Skyline Drive makes its way for 105 miles along the Blue Ridge Mountains from Front Royal, through the Shenandoah National Park, to the beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rockfish Gap.

West of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia south to Roanoke, Virginia lies the Shenandoah Valley, a region rich with scenic beauty, a wealth of natural wonders, a rich history and an abundance of recreational activities.

    Shenandoah National Park & Skyline Drive on YouTube