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Beginner’s Guide To Cycling The Blue Ridge Parkway

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By Aaron West, author of SteepClimbs.com. The Blue Ridge Parkway may have been designed as a scenic byway for motorists, but it has become a challenging and thrilling way to exercise with a road bike. Tens of thousands (if not more) cyclists will use the gorgeous vistas of the Parkway as their exercise gym, touring as little as […]

Looking Glass Rock Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 417

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Location: Looking Glass Rock Overlook Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 417 When Given Lemons…. Make lemonade, of course, or at least try to. The weather prognosticators foretold of wet, gloomy conditions for my weekend down in North Carolina last weekend, and for once they were right on. I spent most of my time in the mountain streams […]

Waterrock Knob, Milepost 455

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I drove up to Waterrock Knob Milepost 455 after work on Friday night and encountered this beautiful sunset. I hope you enjoy it. Camera: Canon EOS 60D Lens: EF-S 18-135 mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS Focal Length: 18 mm ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/79 sec Aperture: F/11.00 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I took this […]

Ravens Roost, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 11

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“A spectacular scene unfolded before me as the afternoon storms cleared at the horizon and the light pierced through as the sun set at Raven’s Roost.” Camera: Canon EOS 5d Mk ii Lens: Canon EF 17-40 L Aperture: f22 Shutter: 1 sec Exposure Type: Manual Filter(s): Singh Ray 3 stop Reverse ND Graduated Filter Focal Length: 17mm How […]

Tennent Mountain Sunset

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Location: “Tennent Mountain Sunset – Taken from atop of Tennent Mountain in the Black Balsam area.” Camera: Canon 5D Mark II ISO: 1250 Aperture: f22 Shutter: 1 second Exposure Type: Aperture Priority Filter(s): None Focal Length: 17mm How I Got This Shot: This image was taken quite a while after sunset in the waning light. Using […]