I have read and learned about the scenery and beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway before I set wheel on it. But the stories and information fail to do the experience justice. The surrounding layers of mountains go into the horizon, forming a new world, a sort of Pandora from the movie Avatar. This is for contemplation and reflection, and I met some people here who sought inner peace and found it right here on the peaks.
More on that soon… But in the meantime, here is a video with a few impressions of the day.