Shawsville, Virginia

The Blue Ridge Parkway is America’s longest linear parkway, extending for 469 miles connecting Rockfish Gap, Virginia to Cherokee, North Carolina. The road links Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the North Carolina and Tennessee borde...

Presented by SOL. There are times when I seek out big adventure, that I can hardly wait to stuff our packs and 4Runner with supplies to head out in pursuit of a beautiful peak at sunrise, or a long paddle from Smith Mountain Lake to Lynville Creek.But, this particular Saturday in early June was ...