The  Blue Ridge Parkway runs due South of Skyline Drive for 469 miles through Virginia and North Carolina.  It is without doubt some of the most scenic country we have ever ridden through.  The stretch of road from Roanoke, Virginia to Ashville, North Carolina is about 240 miles of mostly wonderful sweepers through some great farm land.  We made pretty good time on this leg of the trip but didn't get to take as many pictures.  What we did get to take are a decent cross section of the kind of scenery we experienced.  Although the Parkway runs through some National Forests it is not a National  Park but is designated a National Scenic Byway.  No commercial traffic is allowed and the speed limit is 45 mph.  The roads are well kept and marked but there is no shoulder and in many cases there is no guard rail.