Today I resumed my exploration of Virginia by returning to Shenandoah National Park, a section of which I had visited in June 2023. I wanted to enter the park and its main road, Skyline Drive, from U.S. Route 33 east of Elkton, Virginia, but Route 33 was blocked off due to an emergency situation. I decided to drive northward on U.S. 340 to the town of Luray (famous for the Luray Caverns) and then proceed eastward on U.S. Route 211, which also intersected with Skyline Drive. Fortunately, there were no problems on these highways and I was able to enter the park. Not even a mile from this entrance is Mary's Rock Tunnel, the south side of which is seen here.
Next to the parking lot just south of the tunnel is a bunch of rocks.
From the parking lot, you can see Buck Hollow, or what I think is Buck Hollow, since sometimes I can get unfamiliar place names mixed up.
From another parking lot less than a mile from the first one, you can see Hazel Mountain, with some valleys and smaller hills in the foreground.
I continued southward on Skyline Drive and stopped at the Jewel Hollow overlook. This view looks northward and in the distance shows some of the parallel ridges commonly seen in the Appalachian Mountains.
My next stop was Crescent Rock overlook. I don't know if this next picture shows the actual Crescent Rock, but I thought that the formation, surrounded by trees, looked interesting.
The peak shown here, I believe, is Old Rag Mountain.
To learn more about Shenandoah National Park, besides its official link above, go to Virginia Is For Lovers, Pink Caddy Travelogue, the Shenandoah National Park Association and the National Parks Foundation.
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