One of the magnificent views along both sides of the 105 mile scenic roadway that follows the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the north entrance just outside of Front Royal to the southern gate just outside of Waynesboro where it connects to the Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway that stretches for 469 miles to Great Smokey Mountains National Park. The plan is to do some of the Parkway tomorrow.
This is another of the many viws where I stopped to admire the scenery. There are probably 150 or so Overlooks along Skyline Drive with lots of paved surface to park one's vehicle. The traffic was light along the whole Drive. At 2,000+ feet of elevation the temperature was some 10 degrees cooler, at around 27 celsius, than its been for the last few days. There are numerous places to stop for water and even a few places where a meal in a dining room can be had. I had a nice Virginia ham on a bun sandwich for lunch while listening to a park employee give a lecture on bears to a group of young children.
As the sign says, this is the entrance to the national park.
I have a room at the Waynesboro Quality Inn.
The bike is performing very well and so tomorrow it's on to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
I hope you are all enjoying the heat.
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