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	Blue Ridge Parkway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the U.S., noted for its scenic beauty.
		The parkway uses short side roads to connect to other highways, and there are no direct interchanges with interstate highways, making it possible to enjoy wildlife and other scenery without stopping for cross-traffic.
		The Blue Ridge Music Center (also part of the park) is located in Galax, and Mount Mitchell (the highest point in eastern North America) is only accessible via a state road from the parkway at milepost 355.4.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blue_Ridge_Parkway (1908 words)

	Biking / Bicycling the Blue Ridge Parkway
		Bicycling on the Blue Ridge Parkway is a wonderful way to experience the beautiful scenery along the way, with no stop lights or stop signs to slow you down.
		The section of the Parkway that wraps around Asheville is fairly flat, although it is heavily traveled as a commuter route.
		Parkway maps and additional information are available from Superintendent, Blue Ridge Parkway, 199 Hemphill Knob Rd, Asheville, NC 28803.
	www.romanticasheville.com /Blue_Ridge_Parkway_Biking_Tips.htm (485 words)

	USATODAY.com - Blue Ridge Parkway visits drop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		ROANOKE,Va. (AP) — The number of visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia dropped by nearly 20% in 2003, the largest decrease in recent memory.
		Parkway officials said they suspected tourists stayed away from the scenic 469-mile mountaintop drive last year because of abnormally wet weather.
		The parkway, a popular attraction for hikers, campers, bird-watchers and leaf-peepers, was hammered by heavy rains last year.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2004-01-12-blue-ridge_x.htm (493 words)

	ALRA: Blue Ridge Inholders
		The scenic motorway which come to be known as the Blue Ridge Parkway was a product of the Public Works Administration, a large component of the New Deal's efforts to provide jobs to the needy unemployed of the Great Depression by the construction of large public works projects.
		The Parkway was to be a joint cooperative effort between the Federal government and each-affected state with the former funding 90% of the project.
		More important for the moment was the fact that, in their haste to acquire land for the Parkway, the Virginia state land acquisition officers made a false promise to the people of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
	www.landrights.org /OCS/SocioCultural/BlueRidgeInholders_1.htm (2230 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia and North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Blue Ridge Parkway, administered by the National Park Service, runs along the ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains for 469 miles from the southern tip of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, south to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee.
		In general, the display on the Virginia section of the Parkway appears before that on the North Carolina section despite it being further north, because it is at a lower altitude.
		According to the Blue Ridge Parkway Directory (a publicity booklet listing the various attractions, accommodation and restaurants close to the Parkway) from November to mid-April sections of the road are often closed.
	freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/scenroad/brp.htm (753 words)

	ipedia.com: Blue Ridge Parkway Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Blue Ridge Parkway is a federally-funded scenic "recreational" highway in the U.S, noted nationally for its amazing beauty.
		It runs for 469 miles or 755km through the famous Blue Ridge Mountains, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains.
		The parkway spans from U.S. 441 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee, North Carolina, to the Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
	www.ipedia.com /blue_ridge_parkway.html (610 words)

	Wandering the Blue Ridge Parkway
		Everything along the parkway is located by mileposts, measured from the north end, where it begins at the point where Interstate 64 crosses the Blue Ridge at Rockfish Gap.
		I know of few places in the state with such varied trails as the parkway: Historic trails, scenic river trails, trails to mountain summits, trails descending into gorges beside crashing waterfalls and numerous other variations on a walking theme are found along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
		From the Fredericksburg area, the Blue Ridge Parkway is a good extended weekend trip, depending on how far south one wishes to drive and whether you backtrack or return by a quicker route.
	www.freelancestar.com /News/FLS/2004/082004/08142004/1462148/printer_friendly (961 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, Inc.
		The Blue Ridge Parkway is the most visited unit of the National Park System with 20,000,000 visitors a year.
		When the Parkway was designed in the mid-thirties, the design concepts were based upon the artistic themes of American Realism prevalent in the 19th century.
		The Blue Ridge Parkway was one of the first nationally designated “American Scenic Highways” and was designed much like pearls on a necklace such that there was provided “parks within parks”.
	www.brpfoundation.org /doughtoncontent.htm (2577 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway Guide - Hiking Trails and Information
		The Blue Ridge Parkway is subject to closure at any time due to weather conditions.
		The Blue Ridge Parkway travels 469 miles along the spine of the southern Appalachians, connecting Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina/Tennessee border.
		Continuing along the escarpment, the parkway begins to pass some of the larger mountains such as Grandfather Mountain, the highest peak in the Blue Ridge.
	www.hikewnc.info /trailheads/parkway (405 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway NC and VA Travel Information
		The City of Bedford is located in southwestern part of the state of Virginia, between the cities of Roanoke, to the West, and Lynchburg, to the East.
		It is bounded on the North by the Blue Ridge Mountains with the beautiful Peaks of Otter, and on the South by Smith Mountain Lake, and on the East by the James River.
		The Blue Ridge Parkway passes through mountain passes and intersects with Virginia highway 43 at mile marker 85.9.
	www.blueridgeparkway.info /blue_ridge_parkway.htm (409 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway Photoessay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Blue Ridge parkway was an obvious route selection, and I was not disappointed.
		It is a quick and steep descent from the lofty reaches of the Parkway to the piedmont and plains to the east.
		No one on the Parkway ever seemed to be in a rush to get anywhere...Given all that there is to see and enjoy, its probably best not to rush.
	www.cyclingscholar.com /blueridge.html (528 words)

	Blue Ridge Pkwy. Travel Guide \| Fodor's Online
		The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile scenic corridor that runs through the southern Appalachian Mountains from Shenandoah National Park, in Virginia, to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the North Carolina-Tennessee border.
		The Blue Ridge's attraction is its elevated views of the wooded mountains and valleys that typify the Southern Highlands: modest peaks cloaked in a lush, leafy canopy of oak, hickory, and maple, with an occasional evergreen highlight of hemlock, spruce, or fir.
		More than six decades and 600 million visitors after it first opened, the parkway attracts a steady but uncrowded flow of weekday visitors from April through September; highest visitation is on summer weekends and during October's peak fall foliage, which usually occurs the second or third week of the month.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=blue_ridge@609 (382 words)

	The Effect of the Blue Ridge Parkway on Appalachian Farmers
		The next section is a brief history of the Blue Ridge Parkway, followed by a brief analysis of literature on changes in land ownership in Appalachia.
		When the Parkway idea was first proposed, the people of Alleghany County had their doubts, for having a new road meant losing land and the loss of land meant the loss of their household economic subsistence base.
		For Megan, the Parkway is not only a physical road she travels on, but also symbolically a path to a better life, allowing her family to buy corn instead of growing it, providing her with a job, a husband, and the opportunity to remain in the county that she quit college to live in.
	www.acs.appstate.edu /dept/anthro/ebooks/ethno97/chesto.html (5306 words)

	NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
		This information was provided by the Blue Ridge Parkway, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior.
		The Blue Ridge Parkway offers bicyclists 470 miles of picturesque travel across Virginia and North Carolina.
		Some parkway campgrounds and services are located too far apart for convenient cycling.
	www.ncdot.org /transit/bicycle/maps/maps_parkway.html (531 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
		The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is the primary and professional fund raising organization for the Blue Ridge Parkway.
		The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation funds only those projects and programs which add a margin of excellence to the park's mission, enhance the visitor's experience, and have a lasting value.
		The Foundation's authority to request and receive funds on behalf of the Blue Ridge Parkway is vested in a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service and Department of Interior.
	www.brpfoundation.org (103 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina/Virginia offers Lodging, Restaurants, Retail & Boat rentals
		There are many fascinating tales ranging from the construction techniques developed in the rugged terrain of the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the back-room politics involved in North Carolina winning the final route over its neighbor Tennessee.
		Whether you travel along the 252 miles of the Parkway in North Carolina or the 469 miles of the entire Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina, you'll pass sights that fill your soul and invite you to be part of this extraordinary place.
		On the Parkway in Watauga, Avery and Mitchell counties, the mountains seem to grow, the mountaintops stretch higher, and the horizon spreads farther.
	foreverlodging.com /destination.cfm?PropertyKey=74 (798 words)

	Wildernet - Blue Ridge Parkway
		All Parkway campgrounds have at least one accessible site, and most visitor centers and lodges are either fully or partially accessible.
		Because the Appalachian Mountains shape the flyway for most eastern migratory birds, the Parkway is an excellent place for both bird-watching and autumn migratory bird counts.
		The Parkway speed limit is 45 mph (35 mph in developed areas), and you should allow time for frequent stops to enjoy the park.
	areas.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=NCBRNP&CU_ID=1 (2080 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway
		The Cherokee Indians of North Carolina and the Monacan, Saponi, and Tutelo Indians of western Virginia were among the earliest inhabitants of the Blue Ridge, leaving artifacts and changes in the landscape as evidence of their existence.
		The idea of the Blue Ridge Parkway resulted from a combination of many factors in the 1930s; the primary one being that jobs were needed for the trained engineers, architects, and landscape architects left unemployed by the Great Depression.
		The 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was officially dedicated on September 11, 1987, fifty-two years after the ground breaking, although various sections had already been in use for decades.
	www.innvista.com /science/ecology/parks/blueridg.htm (1227 words)

	Cycling Tour: Sacred Summits: 2 Day Bike Ride for Environment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Parkway is a natural sanctuary providing unparalleled views of the Blue Ridge.
		This ribbon of road is an internationally recognized design achievement that showcases the best of the Blue Ridge in a unique linear park weaving significant rural and cultural elements of the Southern Appalachians with breathtaking mountain scenery.
		The 130-mile route includes about 100 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, a road famed for its bold views and design in tune with the landscape.
	www.sacredsummits.org (339 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway Guide
		One of the most scenic roads in America, the Blue Ridge Parkway offers plenty of spots for roadside picnics, breathtaking vistas, easy to difficult hiking, and a reprieve from commercialism.
		However, the higher stretches of the parkway are closed during the winter months (November-March), depending on the weather.
		If you are taking the parkway to the north, take the entrance from U.S. 70 east of town (at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382), and if you are heading south, take the entrance from Highway 191 near I-26 (at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 393).
	www.romanticasheville.com /BlueRidgeParkway.htm (1087 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway
		Asheville, NC The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469 mile recreational motor road that connects Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks while protecting the cultural and natural features of the region.
		Bluffs Lodge is located at Milepost 240 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina at Doughton Park, one of the largest developed areas on the Parkway.
		The Peaks of Otter Lodge is located twenty miles north of Roanoke, VA on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 86.
	www.hikercentral.com /parks/blri (792 words)

	North Carolina Travel & Vacations Guide for Blue Ridge Mountains
		Blue Ridge Vacations is the Premier North Carolina Vacations and Travel Guide for Western North Carolina High Country Vacations in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
		Blue Ridge Vacations is the ideal North Carolina Travel Guide for Western North Carolina High Country Vacations.
		the Blue Ridge Mountains, the North Carolina Mountains, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
	www.blueridgevacations.com (203 words)

	Blue Ridge Parkway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Blue Ridge Parkway extends 469 miles through the southern Appalachians of Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountain National Parks along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
		The Parkway motor road is open year-round, although severe weather may close many sections during the winter months.
		The Parkway follows mountain crests, so be prepared for variable weather, with sudden summer thunderstorms, winter snow, or fog year round.
	classic.mountainzone.com /nationalparks/blri (941 words)

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