Monday, November 14, 2022

USA ~ Blue Ridge Parkway - Asheville ~

... Pretty view of "The Blue Ridge Parkway" known as "America’s most scenic and favorite Drive"... it was the first national rural parkway to be conceived, designed, and constructed for a leisure-type driving experience... which offers breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, valleys and countryside... the Parkway is most popular in the fall when the leaves begin to turn shades of bright red, orange, and yellow... as the Blue Ridge Parkway runs entirely through mountain terrain, there are countless outdoor activities located along the route... it's the second most visited unit of the National Park Services and welcomes more than one million visitors annually... Thanks a lot Nancy!【ツ】

"With a palette of color, mother nature paints a masterpiece along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville."   Photo by Jim Hargan

Winding through 469 miles of the storied Appalachian Mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway extends from Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. It runs through 29 counties in North Carolina and Virginia.

The Parkway was "born" in the NC High Country at Cumberland Knob in 1935 and it was completed here at Grandfather Mountain in 1987 with the opening of the iconic Linn Cove Viaduct.

Asheville is a city in North Carolina, located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina.

 Stamp:

Flowers - African Daisy 
(Issued 14-03-2022)

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