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Hi, If you are referring to the white box behind the numbers versus the full color plate, the state of North Carolina requires the white box on all specialty plates.

@@BlueRidgeParkwayFoundationthat’s a bummer. I moved from VA to NC and I was surprised. VA just released an updated blue ridge plate and it looks stunning.

Hi! Thanks for the question. The plane was removed because people were hiking to the area on social trails, which are not maintained and had the potential to get hurt. There was also significant damage to the flora in the area.

Out of curiosity, did anyone reach out to the family members of the people who tragically lost their life?

Yes. The Park Service did reach out to the family. @@jasonp1947

Looks like a s-55. I’m not sure tho

​@@choasisgoatedyou're definitely right, all cab-over choppers look the same to me 😅

@@OldManJenkins23 Agreed. They look way too similar lol

I think it's by Peaks of Otter Lake, but I could be wrong

That is Abbott Lake at Peaks of Otter, milepost 86, near Bedford, Virginia

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We saw a few people we knew and one of the older guys was an Eagle Scout and told us about the cabin and how it used to be a Stihl and a donkey would run it into town blah blah blah. All we saw was a cabin. Nobody really knew of it went to.

So. Being the intelligent teens we were. Decided to go there and write our names. Well.. there wasn’t a path at that time. The Eagle Scout showed us a “path” to get there. And it wasn’t anything more than sliding down a mountain side.

So we get to the cabin. I sign my name my other buddy does too. And the other guy cheekily laughing says he does as well. That will play out later in this story.

So… since there’s is absolutely no way back up the mountain we slid down. We say “there’s a path or something we saw on one of those signs we will just follow it” it’s 6:30-7pm at that time. In our defense we weren’t lost we were late…. At around 1am when WE FOUND the rescue group.

We ended up hiking like 30 miles. Had a whole rescue group tracking us and trying to find us. Well at the end of it all after WE FOUND THEM…. The next morning. Park ranger hands a $50 fine to our cheeky friend for his “graffiti” in the cabin

Ronald, we're sorry for your experience. There were a number of obstacles this year, including staffing shortages in the restaurant industry overall. Thank you for the feedback, and we hope you'll reconsider another visit.

@@BlueRidgeParkwayFoundation No thank you! It was that bad!

Links for additional photos, videos, and information about this year’s projects. • Before and after images of the exterior transformation at Flat Top Manor: www.brpfoundation.org/flattop • Virtual tour of the interior of Flat Top Manor: www.brpfoundation.org/flat-top-tour • The Bluffs Restaurant website: www.bluffsrestaurant.org • See the view on The Bluffs web camera: www.resortcams.com/webcams/bluffs-blue-ridge-parkway/ • Watch the film Rock Castle Home at cdthomps.com/rock-castle-home/. In the documentary, descendants of a 1930s mountain community displaced by the Blue Ridge Parkway show how even invisible home-places can remain sacred. • Watch a brief video about Camp Catawba and its founder Dr. Vera Lachmann at ruclips.net/video/ac9QtficH1o/видео.html. • Learn more about the diverse crew who repaired the Tanawha Trail this summer at ruclips.net/video/B4c7iuh_aP0/видео.html. • Learn more about the Kids in Parks program at www.kidsinparks.com/. • A Place in the Band: Women in Bluegrass & American Roots music interviews and conference: www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/concert-calendar/a-place-in-the-band/. • For season passes to the 2022 Blue Ridge Music Center concert series, visit www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/concert-calendar/season-passes/. • To view additional wildlife photos captured by motion activated cameras, go to www.flickr.com/photos/183045325@N03/albums. • To become a volunteer with the National Park Service, visit www.nps.gov/blri/getinvolved/volunteer.htm. • To get the North Carolina or Virginia Blue Ridge Parkway license plate, go to www.brpfoundation.org/get-plate. • To sign up for our email newsletter, go to www.brpfoundation.org/e-news. • To sign up for our printed newsletter The Scenic, go to: www.brpfoundation.org/content/join-our-mailing-list-0.

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Thanks, Tom. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks, Ron. So glad you enjoyed it!