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Winter: A “Secret Season” in the South’s Loftiest National Parks | National Parks Traveler

Shenandoah National Park

Both Shenandoah and the Blue Ridge Parkway straddle the eastern-most “front range” of the Appalachians. That can mean that most of the snow from the region’s storms falls on more westerly ridges West Virginia peaks can receive nearly 200 inches of snow!.

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By Gary Boyd
December 28th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Appalachian Mountains Of Virginia, Mountain Visits, News Stories
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Shenandoah National Park | National Parks Traveler

Though worn and rumpled by the passage of time, a gentler, more rounded visage of the towering range of mountains they were in their youth, the Blue Ridge Mountains that shoulder Shenandoah National Park are no less worthy of inspection.

The backwoods and hollows that worm their way through the Appalachians overflow with rich stories [...]

By Gary Boyd
October 16th, 2011 | Category: Destinations, Mountain Visits
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Fall Drives From Roanoke.com

The peak season for fall color is later than usual this year, so you have time to plan your leaf-peeping drives. Here are a few leisurely byways to consider. For more fall drives, go online to http://www.dof.virginia.gov/fall/index.htm.

via Peak leaf peeping – Roanoke.com.

By Gary Boyd
October 13th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Appalachian Mountains Of Virginia, Mountain Visits
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