Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 0, Rockfish Gap

Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro, VA, is the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 1.5, View Rockfish Valley

Somewhere deep below this milk soup at Rockfish Valley View (elevation 2,150 feet) is valley with the same name at an elevation of 800 feet....

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 5.9, Outdoor Museum at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center

Traditional post and rail fence at the Outdoor Museum at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center on Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 5.9, Outdoor Museum at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center

Single-room log cabin at the outdoor farm museum near the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 5.9, Outdoor Museum at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center

Outdoor museum that is reminiscent of an 1890s mountain farm.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 5.9, Outdoor Museum at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center

Dug into the hillside, this cool, dark root cellar was a storehouse for vegetables and fruits. Smoked and cured meat hung from the rafters.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 5.9, Outdoor Museum at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center

Barn and pigpen on the Mountain Farm Trail at the Humpback Rocks Farm Museum on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, USA

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 5.9, Outdoor Museum at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center

Spring house at the Humpback Rocks Farm Museum on Blue Ridge Parkway, Lyndhurst, Virginia

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 19.0, Twenty Minute Cliff

The rock face below the overlook serves the people of White Rock as a way of measuring time. During the months of June and July the sun drops behind the mountains 20 minutes after sunlight hits the rock, enabling locals to tell time by the sun.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 19.0, Twenty Minute Cliff

The (now invisible) rock face below the overlook serves the people of White Rock as a way of measuring time. During the months of June and July the sun drops behind the mountains 20 minutes after sunlight hits the rock, enabling locals to tell time by the sun.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 19.0, Twenty Minute Cliff

The rock face below the overlook serves the people of White Rock as a way of measuring time. During the months of June and July the sun drops behind the mountains 20 minutes after sunlight hits the rock, enabling locals to tell time by the sun.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 27.0, Tye River Gap

Fiery tree at the Tye River Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway, Vesuvius, Virginia

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 38.8, Boston Knob Overlook

Boston Knob Overlook, elevation 2,523 feet on Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, USA

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 38.8, Boston Knob Overlook

Boston Knob Overlook, elevation 2,523 feet on Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, USA

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 42.2, Irish Creek Valley Overlook

Irish Creek Valley overlook, elevation 2,660 feet. The Irish Creek Valley overlook possesses a breathtaking view of Northern Virginia in all its splendor. Irish Creek got its name from Irish and Scottish immigrants that settled along its banks in the mid- 1700s. This overlook allows visitors of the Blue Ridge Parkway to view miles of rolling mountains and scenic countryside.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 42.2, Irish Creek Valley Overlook

The Irish Creek Valley overlook possesses a breathtaking view of Northern Virginia in all its splendor. Irish Creek got its name from Irish and Scottish immigrants that settled along its banks in the mid- 1700s. This overlook allows visitors of the Blue Ridge Parkway to view miles of rolling mountains and scenic countryside.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 42.2, Irish Creek Valley Overlook

Irish Creek Valley overlook, elevation 2,660 feet. The Irish Creek Valley overlook possesses a breathtaking view of Northern Virginia in all its splendor. Irish Creek got its name from Irish and Scottish immigrants that settled along its banks in the mid- 1700s. This overlook allows visitors of the Blue Ridge Parkway to view miles of rolling mountains and scenic countryside.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 42.2, Irish Creek Valley Overlook

Irish Creek Valley overlook, elevation 2,660 feet. The Irish Creek Valley overlook possesses a breathtaking view of Northern Virginia in all its splendor. Irish Creek got its name from Irish and Scottish immigrants that settled along its banks in the mid- 1700s. This overlook allows visitors of the Blue Ridge Parkway to view miles of rolling mountains and scenic countryside.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 53.1, Bluff Mountain Tunnel

Fall foliage between Bluff Mountain Overlook, milepost 52.8 and Bluff Mountain Tunnel, milepost 53.1, on Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 53.1, Bluff Mountain Tunnel

The first of 26 tunnels along the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 53.1 is the only one in Virginia. The other 25 Blue Ridge tunnels are in North Carolina. Bluff mountain tunnel is 630 feet long and features a height between 13'7" and 19'7"

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 53.1, Bluff Mountain Tunnel

Twenty-six tunnels carry the parkway through mountain spurs and ridges. Twenty-five of these are in North Carolina; the Bluff Mountain Tunnel at milepost 53.1 is the only tunnel located in Virginia.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 53.6, Bluff Mountain Tunnel

Fall foliage near Bluff Mountain Tunnel, milepost 53.6, on Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia