 Note: Wide trucks heading westbound will still have to use posted detour RALEIGH — The stretch of Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina that has been closed by a rockslide since October opened Sunday, April 25, at 6 p.m. Work will continue in the area through the summer as crews complete stabilization efforts [...] Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway by exploring some of its 100 hiking trails. Since choosing the perfect hike can be a challenge, RomanticAsheville.com created the Top 10 Quick Parkway Hikes that are less than four miles and offer plenty of beautiful mountain scenery near Asheville, North Carolina. [...] Tuesday, January 26, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway, U.S. Senators Kay R. Hagan (D-NC), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jim Webb (D-VA), and Mark Warner (D-VA) are today introducing legislation authorizing the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire up to 50,000 acres of land surrounding the historic [...] HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (JUNE 26, 2009)—There are plenty of good reasons why the Blue Ridge Parkway has been dubbed “America’s Favorite Drive,” and all the evidence needed to understand the lure of this national landmark for more than seven decades is revealed with a cruise on any portion of its 46-mile stretch through Haywood [...] |  Custom Search
"It is a beautiful book with gorgeous color pictures. Text boxes detailing a particular subject such as rhododendrons or Daniel Boone are sprinkled throughout. But why did they have to use black text on a dark purple background for these boxes? They are so difficult to read. Except for that shortcoming, this book is meant to be used, not to be left on the bookshelf. I take my copy wherever I think I am going to be on the Parkway. As for the answers to the questions above? Check pages 120, 129 and 108, respectively." I couldn't agree more...  | |||||
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