Articles for tag: Blue Ridge Parkway

Karla News

Five East Coast Winery Trips

Not all of us are lucky enough to live within striking distance of Napa and Sonoma, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t taste the fruit of the vine from the vine itself. There are plenty of good East Coast wineries. Sometimes, you’ll even get to meet the winery owners, who are often the winemakers ...

Karla News

Virginia Road Trip: Blue Ridge Parkway and Shenandoah Valley

One of the best ways to enjoy the magnificence of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is by driving the Blue Ridge Parkway from Roanoke, all the way up to the top of Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. This route covers 225 miles, and will take you about eight hours to complete, depending on how often you ...

Karla News

Haunted Places in Asheville NC

Say Western North Carolina and picture of the Blue Ridge Parkway and beautiful leaves pop into people’s minds. Asheville, the center of the parkway, comes complete with its own spooky and haunted places. Tours of the Biltmore house occur every day of the year, except Christmas. However, few people know of the Biltmore House’s haunted ...

Karla News

Waterfalls on the Blue Ridge Parkway

As a child, I traveled with my parents once per year from Florida to Virginia to visit family. Each time, my mom and dad made a point of traveling along the Skyline Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. When I was younger, I never realized the fascination they had with the drive. My mom would ...