Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway (Nature?s Scenic Drives)

A Visual Delight At Every Turn

A national treasure designed to be enjoyed from the seat of a car, the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina reveals the beauty and splendor of the Blue Ridge Mountains. If you are planning a visit or are already on your way, you’ll want a copy of the Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway to discover all that the Parkway has to offer.

This milepost guide highlights important attractions and destinations on the 469-mile Parkway, including cultural parks and remnants of historical Appalachia, as well as trailheads and campgrounds. Sidebars throughout the guidebook cover diverse subjects, such as the preservation of viewsheds and the habits of animals that frequent the Parkway. And wildflower enthusiasts will benefit from the bloom calendar, which notes peak bloom times and general locations of the flowers.

Whether you explore only a few miles or tour the entire length of the Parkway, the Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway will guarantee that you get miles of enjoyment from this national treasure.

Frank and Victoria Logue hiked the entire Appalachian Trail (AT) in 1988 and have returned again and again to hike its many sections on day and overnight hikes. In addition to hiking the AT and trails in the American West, the Logues have hiked in Israel, Jordan, France, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, and England. They live in Georgia, where Frank works as an Episcopal priest and as an assistant to the bishop of Georgia; he has also served on the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Board of Managers. Victoria, a writer of fiction and nonfiction, recently published her fourth novel. The Logues’ other books for Menasha Ridge Press are the two-volume “Best of the Appalachian Trail: Day Hikes and Overnight Hikes” (with Leonard M. Adkins) and “The Appalachian Trail Hiker: Trail-Proven Advice for Hikes of Any Length.” Born in Florida, Nicole Blouin graduated from Appalachian State University in North Carolina, where she fell in love with the mountains. She coauthored her first book, Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge, for Menasha Ridge Press in the early 1990s and since then has written or cowritten four other outdoor guides. Nicole lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she keeps busy with freelance writing and editing and managing a rock-climbing gym.