Blue Ridge Country May/June 2022 - BRPG14

RICHARD ZHANG | ADOBE STOCK
BLACKSBURG
VICKI DAMERON | BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
MP 213 | BLUE RIDGE MUSIC CENTER
zoo-chow. Wine tasting at
award-winning West Wind
Farm Winery is nearby.
At Fries, where the
legendary New River Train
became the New River Trail,
you cross the river to reach
U.S. 58 and Galax, southern
terminus of New River Trail
State Park, Galax offers bike
and kayak rentals, as well
as four Mexican eateries,
motels, and retail. The Rex
Theatre broadcasts a live
radio music show Fridays
and in August the town
hosts the world's largest oldtime
music festival.
art galleries, specialty shops
and a giant pencil.
Heading north to Fort
Chiswell, then south on
U.S. 52 and VA. 94 over
rolling farmland, you aim
toward the New River. For
more wildness, detour 2
miles on U.S. 52 to Fort
Chiswell Animal Park, where
wallabies, wildebeests and
other exotics vie for your
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Follow VA. 89 south to the
parkway and the Blue Ridge
Music Center at Milepost
213, where free afternoon
shows by local string bands
are a daily occurrence May -
October at the museum. The
outdoor amphitheater hosts
seasonal ticketed concerts
Saturdays.
Riding along eastern
ridge from Galax north
to Floyd, the parkway
offers stunning overlooks,
including Twelve O'clock
Knob (MP 169) and the
Groundhog Mountain tower
(MP 189). Water-powered
Mabry Mill (MP 176) rates
as the parkway's most
popular selfie stop. Besides
the 100-year-old grist mill,
a whiskey still, working
blacksmith shop and a
restaurant draw visitors.
Chateau Morrisette
Winery (171.5) is open for
tastings, often for dinner
and concerts as well; nearby
Buffalo Mountain Ziplines
are Virginia's highest. At MP
169, peek down at 1,500foot
deep Rock Castle Gorge
and its challenging 10.4-mile
loop hike. Nearby Rocky
Knob campground (MP 167)
has 105 rustic campsites.
Leave the parkway at
MP 165, following VA. 8
west to Floyd, a parkway
destination for music and
art. Floyd Country Store, a
featured stop on Virginia's
Crooked Road music trail,

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