Skyline Drive September 15, 2018

razr390 · 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.

wap · Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:34 pm

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 · Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:34 pm

Where are the pics, :doe:

razr390 · Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:52 pm

Fueling up at Shell before entering Skyline Drive.

Hitting a rest stop to explore, had to get a nice shot with the buildings.

Trying to DFD but there was no signal.

Road Focus.

Marys Rock Tunnel with Waterfall.

View from a few overlooks not blocked by fog.

Big Meadows Visitor Center

Mysterious.

Purple Haze.

razr390 · Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:53 pm

wap wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:34 pm Where are the pics,

Slowly uploading to Imgur. enjoy the first batch!

wap · Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:00 am

razr390 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:53 pm
wap wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:34 pm Where are the pics,
Slowly uploading to Imgur. enjoy the first batch!

I did!

razr390 · Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:03 am

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!

My Imgur album is borked because I decided to upload all of the pics at once. :derp:

SAWCE · Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:15 am

Looks cool man. Nice shots of the GTI, especially the “mysterious” one.

razr390 · Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:17 am

Batch #2 in this post.

Another close up shot of the GTI

My friends say these two shots look like it's a Forza video game in "photography mode"

We climbed some rocks for this shot. Across from the Marys Run Tunnel ending (and waterfall).

Making 35mph look faster than it really is.

Foggy background.

Some shots of the beautiful nature surrounding us on the drive.

Contrast makes the red pop.

These last two are my favorite. They are the most cinematic photos of my car.

razr390 · Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:17 am

SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:15 am Looks cool man. Nice shots of the GTI, especially the “mysterious” one.

Thanks

Check out the additional photos and let me know what you think!

SAWCE · Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:13 am

More good stuff man. Is it actually foggy or is that him editing?

razr390 · Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:17 am

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.

D Griff · 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.

Apex · Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:25 am

Nice shots :narc:

!

razr390 · 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 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.

razr390 · Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:34 am

Apex wrote: ↑Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:25 am Nice shots !

All credit goes to my friend who took and edited the pics. All I did was keep us alive and suggest some angles.

D Griff · Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:38 am

razr390 wrote:
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 up sometime.
I’d be down to do Skyline Drive. I think it’s equidistant between everyone. We could 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.

razr390 · Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:56 am

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 up at my apartment complex and drive there.
Would def be

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

I’m sure a trip like that would be worth it.

D Griff · Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:58 am

razr390 wrote:
D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:38 am Would def be

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

I’m sure a trip like that would be worth it.

I think it's only an hour or so from your domicile.

goIftdibrad · Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:11 am

looks like a fun drive man

MexicanYarisTK · Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:47 am

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 up sometime.
I’d be down to do Skyline Drive. I think it’s equidistant between everyone. We could up at my apartment complex and drive there.

MexicanYarisTK · Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:48 am

razr390 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:56 am
D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:38 am

Would def be

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

I’m sure a trip like that would be worth it.

About a 30-40 min drive from home

MexicanYarisTK · Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:49 am

Your friend is not wrong about the Forza pics

Apex · Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:22 am

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 up at my apartment complex and drive there.
Would def be

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

Summit Point is underrated, IMO. I've always enjoyed my days there.

razr390 · Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:29 am

Next time we do photos I will remove my front plate. Kind of sticks out like a sore thumb in some pictures.