Virtual Blue Ridge Parkway

As school begins and family vacations are not as common, September is a month when Parkway visitation tends to drop prior to the high visitation of October weekends. For that reason, the drive along the high mountain road may be especially relaxing for those who can plan a trip this month. Here in early September from Roanoke, VA, south through the Doughton Park, NC area, late summer blooms are still hanging on with fields of Queen Annes Lace, Crown Vetch, Coreopsis, Sunflower, and Ironweed highlighting the agricultural scene.