Blue Ridge Country May/June 2023 - BRPG13

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A Hidden Gem off
the Parkway: While a
great view awaits from the
foundation of an old fire
tower, a tragic story is told
by way of a marker near the
summit of Bluff Mountain.
Ottie Cline Powell, a fouryear-old
a month shy of his
fifth birthday, wandered
away from his one-room
schoolhouse in 1891 while
his classmates gathered
firewood ahead of an ice
storm. Nearly five months
later hunters found the
boy's remains atop Bluff
Mountain, seven miles away
from the schoolhouse. A
bronze plaque marks the
spot where the young boy
perished of exposure. Reach
the plaque and summit
of Bluff Mountain by way
of Punchbowl Mountain
Overlook at MP 51.7. It's
just over four miles out and
back.
A Parkway Highlight:
Frequent questions about
the Blue Ridge Parkway
include elevation. Have you
considered the location
of the lowest point? It's
the James River at MP
63.7. From the James
River Visitor Center you
can cross the river by way
of the pedestrian bridge
on the Canal Locks Trail.
5.8
27.2
29
U.S. 250, Rockfish Gap
Humpback Rocks. Outdoor museum
Va. 56
Whetstone Ridge
45.6 U.S. 60
60.8
63.6
Otter Creek. Along Otter Creek
James River. Canal lock, exhibits
63.7 U.S. 501
85.6
106
115
Peaks of Otter. Lake, gift shop
U.S. 460
Virginia's Explore Park. Frontier-life
exhibits, interpretive center, trails
120.4 Roanoke Mountain. Link to campground
and Roanoke, zoo
121.4 U.S. 220
154.5 Smart View. 500-acre rec area
169
176.1 Mabry Mill. Grist mill, exhibits
177.7 U.S. 58
188.8 Groundhog Mountain. Fences, observation
tower
199.5 U.S. 52, Fancy Gap
213
Blue Ridge Music Center
Rocky Knob Recreation Area. Cabins
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MP: 61.6
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY 13
FOOD
VISITOR CENTER
COMFORT STATION
PICNIC AREA
CAMPGROUND
TRAILS
Beaver.
They're industrious in
wetlands of both states.

http://naturalbridgezoo.com

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