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Title Naturalist pointing out dog face on Peaks of Otter Trail
Date August 8, 1959
Description Image shows a park ranger on a trail with three children. He is pointing up toward a large boulder that hangs over the trail, and that is shaped like the face of a dog. The image was taken on Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter, near milepost 85.9 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Earl W. Estes, Jr. on August 8, 1959.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Earl W. Estes, Jr.
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Boulders
Interpretive development
Park rangers
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Trails
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway