Traveler Experiences
Blue Ridge Parkway

My family went on a hiking trip on Rough Ridge from the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is a photo we took.

We traveled to Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive and right through the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Smokies this August 2009 by motorcycle. Entering New Hampshire from Canada we followed the White and Green Mountains through NH, VT and then on into PA eventually... [more]

My family's homeplace is in Fancy Gap -- the old Ayers place. In the summer of 2007, I motorcycled the entire Blue Ridge and Skyline Drive. Stunning.

In May 2008 I set out on a new kind of travel adventure. I didn’t need a passport, and my husband stayed home. I did need a helmet, and quite a bit of leather. My travel companion? My dad.

We rode his Honda GoldWing along the length of the Blue Ridge Parkway and capped it off with the “Tail Of The Dragon.”

We drove the entire Blue Ridge Parkway plus Skyline Drive in our ragtop just before Memorial Day weekend. What an experience. The rhododendrons, mountain laurel, and azaleas were all in bloom. Incredible.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the best maintained roads in the United States. The many, many overlooks are convenient and well placed for the maximum "WOW" appeal; the low stone walls are quaint; and the grassy shoulders are mowed often. As an added bonus, the... [more]

I traveled the Blue Ridge Parkway from the southern entrance at Smoky Mountains National Park to Mt. Mitchell State Park northeast of Asheville and the mountain scenery was outstanding, the best I have ever seen. There are numerous tunnels along this route which add... [more]

What a gorgeous experience!! My partner and I traveled from Georgia to the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania via motorcycles. During the trip we visited a friend who took us on a guided tour of the Catoctin Mts. After being chased into MD by hurricane Ernesto and... [more]

This was a day's ride (in a Harley-Davidson) and the second part of the Road Candy Tour that took us from Hershey, PA to Huntington, WV.

Breathtaking vistas, magnificent weather not a drop of rain and not too hot either. Numerous opportunities to stop, relax and enjoy the view.