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Picture of the day -
October 5, 2006
Whitetop Station
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Today's picture features Whitetop Station, the place
where several bike shuttle services drop off their passengers as they
embark on one of the most amazing bicycle rides in the country. From
Whitetop Station, the bikers travel more-or-less downhill through 17
miles of magnificent mountain scenery as they make their way to the
beautiful and friendly town of
Damascus, Virginia.
Although I have been to
Whitetop
Mountain itself on many occasions, until today I had never
visited the old Whitetop train station. The
Virginia Creeper
rumbled up and down the rails between the North Carolina state line
and Abingdon,
Virginia for several decades until she made her last run on
March 31, 1977, and countless passengers got on and off the train at
the original Whitetop Station. Today, a replica of that historic
building serves as a visitor center filled with displays detailing
the history of the Virginia Creeper line and the Whitetop area.
If you have never biked the
Virginia Creeper Trail, a great place to start is one of the
bike rental shops in Damascus. For a small fee, they'll rent you a
bicycle, then haul you (along with the bike) up to Whitetop Station
where you'll begin one of the most memorable adventures of your
life! Just be sure to take a camera along!
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