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Title 50 Million Visitor Day
Title Note Seasonal - Naturalist Reeves Conducts Special Tour of Sharp Top
Date August 22, 1962
Description Image shows a group of park rangers and a group of campers near a stone shelter. One park ranger is walking along a stone pathway, and leading the group away from the shelter. There are many large rocks and boulders around the shelter. The image was taken on Sharp Top Mountain, near milepost 85.9 in Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by David Ochsner on August 22, 1962.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual David Ochsner
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Boulders
Park rangers
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Shelters
Stonemasonry
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway