Blue Ridge Parkway

ASHEVILLE -- Visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway this holiday weekend might find themselves wading through knee-high weeds at overlooks to take in those famous views.  

Those traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway during the Memorial Day weekend are being warned that the speed limit has been reduced on a five-mile stretch around Asheville.  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Those traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway during the Memorial Day weekend are being warned that the speed limit has been reduced on a five-mile stretch around Asheville. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported (http://avlne.ws/MtItIM ...  

This speed limit change is aimed at improving the safety of motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians through the Asheville corridor. In the past six years, the section of the Blue Ridge Parkway that runs through the Asheville area has seen a change ...  

The Blue Ridge Parkway is famous for a reason. It's a 469-mile stretch along the Blue Ridge, which is a mountain chain within the Appalachian Mountains .  

The Blue Ridge Parkway is famous for a reason. It's a 469-mile stretch along the Blue Ridge, which is a mountain chain within the Appalachian Mountains. The mountains out west might be more grandeur, but I grew up in the Appalachians, so this drive has a special place in my heart. Contrast to the jagged, towering, snow-capped mountains you'll see in the western parts of the U.S., the Blue Ridge Mountains are subtler in their majesty. You'll...  

FROM BLUERIDGENOW.COM (online Hendersonville Times-News): The speed limit between Highway 74A and Highway 25 (Hendersonville Road) has been reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph, according to a U.S. Forest Service news release. This speed limit change is aimed at ...  

The speed limit will change between Highway 74A and Highway 25. Parkway officials say the speed limit change is aimed at improving safety, as more drivers choose to use the Parkway. According to a press release, there have been 144 wrecks on ...  

A motorcyclist was killed Friday morning in a multiple-vehicle collision on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County. Two other people were hospitalized with injuries from the crash. Crews were called just before 11 a.m. to mile marker 159.2, on Shooting ...  

The 500-page RomanticAsheville.com travel vacation guide has created three waterfall scenic driving tours to the Top 10 Waterfalls to enjoy in the Blue Ridge Mountains and along the Blue Ridge Parkway: For details and other waterfalls, along with a ...  

Ah, the Blue Ridge Parkway: Truly one of our national treasures. An incredible amount of scenery and natural history abound all along its length, and all year long. Although there is no “wrong” time to be on the Parkway—unless it’s snowing heavily--many people say that late spring is the best, mostly because of the amazing variety of blooming plants to see. This shrub is one of those plants.  

Blue Ridge Parkway and Buncombe County officials will hold a series of public meetings to gather input on trailhead and access locations.  

Asheville vacation guide creates three waterfall scenic drives to see the 10 best waterfalls in Western North Carolina, including the Blue Ridge Parkway For details and other waterfalls, along with a waterfall tour map, go to www.romanticasheville.com ...  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Blue Ridge Parkway officials will review safety procedures ... close to the edge of the overlook because he was steering around a trash bin. Another maintenance worker saw what happened. Stinnett says the safety review ...  

Grass grows tall along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville Monday morning. / John Fletcher/jfletcher@citizen-times.com ASHEVILLE - A mowing accident that killed a Blue Ridge Parkway maintenance worker near Asheville has halted grass-cutting operations at national parks across the U.S. as officials review safety procedures.  

Britannica celebrates National Park Week with an examination of a park that isn't just off the beaten path— it is the beaten path. Running between Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway is a scenic motorway that traverses the Blue Ridge Mountains.  

Officials say Dana Bruce of Alexander was killed Monday morning when the mower he was riding flipped down a steep embankment at the Haw Creek Overlook near the Folk Art Center.  

The summer traffic is still weeks away, but this year, the Blue Ridge Parkway is ahead of schedule. At the Iron Mine Hollow Overlook near the Peaks of Otter, for example, the rhodendendron are already showing their colors. Peter Givens is an ...  

New Virginia specialty license plates with a Blue Ridge Parkway theme are being distributed to motorists. The General Assembly approved legislation creating the plates in 2011. The plates began arriving on Monday after the Department of Motor Vehicles ...  

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — New Virginia specialty license plates with a Blue Ridge Parkway theme are being distributed to motorists. The General Assembly approved legislation creating the plates in 2011. The plates began arriving on Monday after the ...  

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - New Virginia specialty license plates with a Blue Ridge Parkway theme are being distributed to motorists. The General Assembly approved legislation creating the plates in 2011. The plates began arriving on Monday after the ...  

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - New Virginia specialty license plates with a Blue Ridge Parkway theme are being distributed to motorists. The General Assembly approved legislation creating the plates in 2011. The plates began arriving on Monday after the Department of ...  

For several months, Virginia Ehrich received an average of five calls a week from people who wanted to know when they would be getting their Blue Ridge Parkway specialty license plates. After all, the General Assembly approved sale of the plates nearly 14 ...  

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation's Kids in Parks program is celebrating the National Kids to Parks Day by opening 11 new trails in three different states, doubling the size of their TRACK Trails program in one day.  

BREVARD — Rain and fog may have contributed to a fatal motorcycle accident on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but investigators said Tuesday they may never fully know why the rider failed to negotiate a curve. Albert F. Hogle, 63, chief of the ...  

Blue Ridge Country Magazine is in the middle of publishing a four-part series about good eats along the Blue Ridge Parkway called the Blue Ridge Parkway Foodie Tour. Part I, which ran in the March/April issue, covered parkway milepost 0-105 and ...  

BREVARD -- Rain and fog may have contributed to a fatal motorcycle accident Monday on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but investigators say they may never fully know why the rider failed to negotiate a curve.  

ASHEVILLE — A mowing accident that killed a Blue Ridge Parkway maintenance worker near Asheville has halted grass-cutting operations at national parks across the U.S. as officials review safety procedures. The order to suspend mowing ...  

ASHEVILLE -- Buncombe County and the Blue Ridge Parkway will hold a series of meetings beginning Monday to get public comments on plans for a greenway system in the county and improvements along the parkway through Asheville.  

The Blue Ridge Parkway stretches 469 miles from near Waynesboro, Virginia to Cherokee, North Carolina. Restricted speed limits provide a relaxed drive through mountain terrain and numerous overlooks offer views of distant lakes and steep gorges.Contributor: Meg SaundersPublished: Apr 03, 2012  

A mowing accident that killed a Blue Ridge Parkway maintenance worker near Asheville has halted grass-cutting operations at national parks across the U.S. as officials review safety procedures.  

ASHEVILLE -- A mowing accident that killed a Blue Ridge Parkway maintenance worker last week has halted grass-cutting operations at national parks across the U.S. as officials review safety procedures.  

ASHEVILLE — A mowing accident that killed a Blue Ridge Parkway maintenance worker last week has halted grass-cutting operations at national parks across the U.S. as officials review safety procedures. The order to suspend mowing nationally ...  

Two of the region’s iconic landmarks, the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway, will be the subject of the next session in the “Celebrating Life in the Mountains” series at UNC Asheville’s N.C. Center for Creative Retirement. This event is free ...  

ASHEVILLE — Blue Ridge Parkway officials will review safety procedures after a maintenance worker was killed Monday when his mower plunged nearly 300 feet down a boulder-strewn embankment. Dana Bruce, 63, of Alexander, was wearing a seat belt ...  

ASHEVILLE -- A Blue Ridge Parkway maintenance worker was killed this morning when his mower went over an embankment. The accident happened at about 8:30 a.m. at the Haw Creek Overlook near the Folk Art Center, parkway ranger Steve Stinnett said.  

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY — Just in time. The new, 1,800-square-foot Blue Ridge Parkway Radio System Communications Center — an unassuming, muted-green building that belies the state-of-the-art emergency communications and sustainable-building ...  

FIBER WEEKEND: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Sunday, Folk Art Center, Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway. A celebration of textile arts from the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Demos of dyeing, sheep shearing, weaving, tapestry, lace tatting and more.  

Nantahala National Forest campgrounds: Cheoah Point ... For more information or reservations at the Pisgah Inn, 235-8228 or visit www.pisgahinn.com. Hours after today will be 7:30-10:30 a.m. for breakfast, 11:30-2:30 p.m. for lunch on weekdays ...  

The National Park Service is seeking offers from interested parties for a 10-year concession contract to operate the Peaks of Otter Lodge along the Blue Ridge Parkway.  

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- The National Park Service wants one concessionaire to operate three properties along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina....  

The National Park Service is seeking offers from interested parties for a 10-year concession contract to operate the Peaks of Otter Lodge along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The lodge overlooks Sharp Top Mountain and Abbott Lake near Bedford and ...  

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY – The sections on the Blue Ridge Parkway closed for tunnel repair projects at Ferrin Knob Tunnel at Milepost 401 and Big Witch Tunnel at MP 461 are scheduled to open to two-lane traffic by Monday. The roadways have been ...  

An early Wednesday police chase on the Blue Ridge Parkway ended with a crashed-and-burned sport utility vehicle and a driver who, by the time a canine team caught up with him, had ditched his clothes.  

An early Wednesday police chase on the Blue Ridge Parkway ended with a crashed-and-burned sport utility vehicle and a driver who, by the time a canine team caught up with him, had ditched his clothes. Police say the trouble started around 6:46am on May 2 ...  

ASHEVILLE — Two of the region’s iconic landmarks, the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway, will be the subject of the next session in the “Celebrating Life in the Mountains” series at UNC Asheville’s N.C. Center for Creative ...  

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY -- Theh Blue Ridge Parkway dedicated its new Radio System Communications Center on Thursday at parkway headquarters. The sustainably built center was partially funded with grants derived from the specialty license plate program.  

When flowers start blooming along the Blue Ridge Parkway ... One group is called "Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway." John Blair is starting a new chapter in Bedford. "Whatever the Park Service needs, we're here to try to help," said Blair ...  

The 14th annual National Day of Puppetry, with Asheville Puppetry Alliance and the Southern Highland Craft Guild, will be fron noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Folk Art Center, milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville. "The Frog and the ...  

For more information, please visit http://www.SFE-US.com. Built in 2003, Blue Ridge Harley-Davidson® is located in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina near the renowned Blue Ridge Parkway. Inside: stone columns; lots of natural light shining through ...  

Last week, first lady Michelle Obama and the White House honored Carolyn Ward, executive director of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, as one of 13 leaders recognized as 'Let's Move! and Physical Activity Champions of Change' for their work to inspire and empower America's youth to lead active, healthy lifestyles.  

Ward helped develop the Kids in Parks program at the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor ... The Asheville Art Museum has unveiled new plans to expand into that vacated space, while pursuing other remodeling with work to begin in 2014.  

What: Hike along Mountains-to-Sea Trail and Rattlesnake Lodge. Where: Access the Mountains-to-Sea Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Asheville, between Mileposts 377 and 374. Distance: Rattlesnake Lodge Trail from Ox Creek Road is about ...  

The bang with which Knopp starts the lead-off chapter is the sound of an assassin’s gun shooting a potato at a Blue Ridge Parkway visitor, causing him to fall to his death off a guardrail on which he was balancing on a break from real estate romps.  

A statement released today by the the National Park Service (It wasn’t the first incident like this at the park last month): On April 13th, Blue Ridge (North Carolina and Virginia) National Parkway rangers received a report that state police ...  

That's what the Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau calls a "Blue Ridge Day." The bureau on Thursday unveiled ... Larry Davidson, of Davidson's Clothing for Men, modeled Roanoke's latest fashions. A monitor lizard from Mill Mountain Zoo was carried ...  

Blue Ridge National Parkway officials in Virginia  say they have an epidemic of naked men running loose in their park this spring.  Sounds a little strong, but we can’t say for sure because we aren’t quite certain how many naked men it ...  

Blue Ridge National Parkway officials in Virginia say they have an epidemic of naked men on the lose in their park this spring.  

This is by far the most difficult day of the bike tour. We rode through rolling farmland, struggled up switchbacks to the Cookie Lady's Bike House, then discovered the Blue Ridge Parkway is not level.  

According to a release from the USFS, campsites were damaged in encounters near the Black Balsam area off the Blue Ridge Parkway, south of Shining Rock Wilderness.