Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Start of Elk Run Self-Guiding Trail |
Date | May 12, 1965 |
Description | Image shows the beginning of a trail in the Peaks of Otter area. A wooden sign near the trail head indicates that it is Elk Run Trail. The image also shows the back of a man who is walking along the trail. Image was taken near milepost 85.9 in Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken by W.E. Dutton for the United States Department of the Interior, on May 12, 1965. The sign reads: Elk Run Trail / Blue Ridge Parkway / This 45 minute loop trail features the forest and its inhabitants. Pick up a guide booklet to learn the fascinating story of forest wildlife / United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 85 Parkway Milepost: 85.0
Latitude: 37.453531
Longitude: -79.598239 |
Creator Individual | W.E. Dutton |
Creator Organization | United States Department of the Interior |
Tags |
Bedford County (Va.)
Interpretive development Peaks of Otter (Va.) People Photographs Signs and signboards Trails |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |