The Blue Ridge Parkway runs for 469 miles (755 kilometers) through Virginia and North Carolina. This image was made on a morning drive while I was working in nearby Cherokee, North Carolina, which marks the southern end of the parkway. Large trucks aren’t allowed on the parkway and the speed limit is 45 miles an hour, allowing visitors to take in the scenic overlooks, bountiful foliage, and turkey, elk, squirrels, and other wildlife that hang out nearby.