Skyline Drive September 15, 2018

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So, I wanted to do something fun and spontaneous for my birthday weekend. Luckily, this destination was in my backyard. A friend from college, who moved up to the area for a job co-piloted the whole day. He is also the photographer who shot and edited these bad ass pictures.

Skyline Drive is a 105 mile scenic road that runs through the entire length of the Shenandoah National Park. We entered through the Front Royal entrance and drove until I-64/Blue Ridge Parkway entrance.

Enjoy these pictures. The experience was unforgettable. We had fog in bursts throughout the road and it provided for a spooky setting to take pictures in.
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razr390 wrote: Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:01 pm So, I wanted to do something fun and spontaneous for my birthday weekend. Luckily, this destination was in my backyard. A friend from college, who moved up to the area for a job co-piloted the whole day. He is also the photographer who shot and edited these bad ass pictures.

Skyline Drive is a 105 mile scenic road that runs through the entire length of the Shenandoah National Park. We entered through the Front Royal entrance and drove until I-64/Blue Ridge Parkway entrance.

Enjoy these pictures. The experience was unforgettable. We had fog in bursts throughout the road and it provided for a spooky setting to take pictures in.
Did that drive a couple years ago and the Blue Ride Parkway drive the year before. 5/7 gorgeous scenery and a great drive, even if the posted speed limits are low.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Where are the pics, :doe: :derp:
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Fueling up at Shell before entering Skyline Drive.
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Hitting a rest stop to explore, had to get a nice shot with the buildings.
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Trying to DFD but there was no signal.
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Road Focus.
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Marys Rock Tunnel with Waterfall.
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View from a few overlooks not blocked by fog.
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Big Meadows Visitor Center
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Mysterious.
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Purple Haze.
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wap wrote: Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:34 pm Where are the pics, :doe: :derp:
Slowly uploading to Imgur. enjoy the first batch!
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razr390 wrote: Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:53 pm
wap wrote: Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:34 pm Where are the pics, :doe: :derp:
Slowly uploading to Imgur. enjoy the first batch!
I did! :like:
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wap wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:00 am
razr390 wrote: Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:53 pm

Slowly uploading to Imgur. enjoy the first batch!
I did! :like:
My Imgur album is borked because I decided to upload all of the pics at once. :derp:
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Looks cool man. Nice shots of the GTI, especially the “mysterious” one.
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Batch #2 in this post.

Another close up shot of the GTI
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My friends say these two shots look like it's a Forza video game in "photography mode"
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We climbed some rocks for this shot. Across from the Marys Run Tunnel ending (and waterfall).
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Making 35mph look faster than it really is.
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Foggy background.
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Some shots of the beautiful nature surrounding us on the drive.
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Contrast makes the red pop.
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These last two are my favorite. They are the most cinematic photos of my car.
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SAWCE wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:15 am Looks cool man. Nice shots of the GTI, especially the “mysterious” one.
Thanks :sawce:

Check out the additional photos and let me know what you think!
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More good stuff man. Is it actually foggy or is that him editing?
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SAWCE wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:13 am More good stuff man. Is it actually foggy or is that him editing?
It was actually foggy.
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Dude, nice!

Love it, looks fun/beautiful, similar scenery to the parkway. Maybe we can do a Parkway :meat: up sometime.
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Nice shots :narc: !
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D Griff wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:12 am Dude, nice!

Love it, looks fun/beautiful, similar scenery to the parkway. Maybe we can do a Parkway :meat: up sometime.
I’d be down to do Skyline Drive. I think it’s equidistant between everyone. We could :meat: up at my apartment complex and drive there.
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Apex wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:25 am Nice shots :narc: !
All credit goes to my friend who took and edited the pics. All I did was keep us alive and suggest some angles.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:12 am Dude, nice!

Love it, looks fun/beautiful, similar scenery to the parkway. Maybe we can do a Parkway :meat: up sometime.
I’d be down to do Skyline Drive. I think it’s equidistant between everyone. We could :meat: up at my apartment complex and drive there.
Would def be :neat:

It's a haul though, DC area is like 6+ hours away. Def a possibility doe. Or we could just :meat: at the Summit Point race track near Shenandoah. I took my :turboyaris: there once and it was awesome.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:38 am
razr390 wrote:
I’d be down to do Skyline Drive. I think it’s equidistant between everyone. We could :meat: up at my apartment complex and drive there.
Would def be :neat:

It's a haul though, DC area is like 6+ hours away. Def a possibility doe. Or we could just :meat: at the Summit Point race track near Shenandoah. I took my :turboyaris: there once and it was awesome.
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I’m sure a trip like that would be worth it.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:38 am Would def be :neat:

It's a haul though, DC area is like 6+ hours away. Def a possibility doe. Or we could just :meat: at the Summit Point race track near Shenandoah. I took my :turboyaris: there once and it was awesome.
:dat:

I’m sure a trip like that would be worth it.
I think it's only an hour or so from your domicile.
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looks like a fun drive man
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razr390 wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:27 am
D Griff wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:12 am Dude, nice!

Love it, looks fun/beautiful, similar scenery to the parkway. Maybe we can do a Parkway :meat: up sometime.
I’d be down to do Skyline Drive. I think it’s equidistant between everyone. We could :meat: up at my apartment complex and drive there.
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razr390 wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:56 am
D Griff wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:38 am

Would def be :neat:

It's a haul though, DC area is like 6+ hours away. Def a possibility doe. Or we could just :meat: at the Summit Point race track near Shenandoah. I took my :turboyaris: there once and it was awesome.
:dat:

I’m sure a trip like that would be worth it.
About a 30-40 min drive from home
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Your friend is not wrong about the Forza pics
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D Griff wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:38 am
razr390 wrote:
I’d be down to do Skyline Drive. I think it’s equidistant between everyone. We could :meat: up at my apartment complex and drive there.
Would def be :neat:

It's a haul though, DC area is like 6+ hours away. Def a possibility doe. Or we could just :meat: at the Summit Point race track near Shenandoah. I took my :turboyaris: there once and it was awesome.
Summit Point is underrated, IMO. I've always enjoyed my days there.
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Next time we do photos I will remove my front plate. Kind of sticks out like a sore thumb in some pictures.
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