{"id":5741,"date":"2021-01-09T22:26:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T02:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=5741"},"modified":"2021-01-09T22:28:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T02:28:49","slug":"virginia-blue-ridge-railway-trail-blue-ridge-parkway-jan-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=5741","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail &#038; Blue Ridge Parkway &#8211; Jan. 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a beautiful winter day; perfect for an outing.  We drove down Rt. 151 through Nelson County to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virginia.org\/listings\/OutdoorsAndSports\/VirginiaBlueRidgeRailTrail\/\" target=\"_blank\">Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail<\/a> along the Piney River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/01-Trail-Start-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/01-Trail-Start-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/01-Trail-Start-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/01-Trail-Start-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/01-Trail-Start-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/01-Trail-Start-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/01-Trail-Start-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02-Pines-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02-Pines-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02-Pines-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02-Pines-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02-Pines-768x614.jpg 768w, 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768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/03-Crystal-TyeRiver-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/03-Crystal-TyeRiver-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Symbolically blessing the waters of the Piney River with a small quartz crystal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/04-Sharon-Trail-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/04-Sharon-Trail-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/04-Sharon-Trail-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/04-Sharon-Trail-150x120.jpg 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src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-Trail-Sign-Pollution-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-Trail-Sign-Pollution-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-Trail-Sign-Pollution-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-Trail-Sign-Pollution-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-Trail-Sign-Pollution-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-Trail-Sign-Pollution-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-Trail-Sign-Pollution-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-Trail-Sign-Detail-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-Trail-Sign-Detail-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-Trail-Sign-Detail-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-Trail-Sign-Detail-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-Trail-Sign-Detail-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-Trail-Sign-Detail-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-Trail-Sign-Detail-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, 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