Gitchigumi wrote:
We FINALLY got up the nerve to go somewhere. Hadn't done so since the COVID thing got going. We are too old to risk catching anything, let alone COVID!! But, we went and I must say the experience was quite different than it normally would be. Next time, maybe back to normal?
So, here are some photos on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. One of my personal favorite places to visit any time of the year, but especially in the Fall.
First stop: Mabry Mill
When Edwin Boston Mabry (1867-1936) built his water powered mill in Virginiaβs Blue Ridge Mountains, he had no way of knowing it would become one of the most photographed places in the United States. The mill, on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 176.1, draws several hundred thousand visitors each year. The gristmill and sawmill have been restored by park naturalists so visitors might see live exhibits, a real mill, and a working miller to demonstrate the milling process.
We FINALLY got up the nerve to go somewhere. Hadn'... (
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Now is the time to go to these places, very few people around if any. Just keep your distance and wash your hands. I take my own food, that way I can keep my distance.