This is the scene as I drove away from Nduckster’s; it was at the top of Fancy Gap which is the mountain range you must travel down before leaving VA into NC. The snow I wanted and never did get started as I left Nducksters, the roads were a bit of a mess up until here but nothing unmanageable. Until this point when traffic and visibility basically ceased, Fancy Gap on a good day in perfect conditions will take your breath away. I once almost died there while in college during a trip home in a rainy fog, the snow I drove home in well that was a fun time! My poor car is no longer a snow virgin but she did get the salt, sand, and snow washed off of her today. Nduckster wanted me to stay another night and apparently so did Mother Nature. I am home safe and sound, looking forward to the spring!
Fancy Gap is actually a place in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Virginia and North Carolina. Old Rte 52 used actually go through Fancy Gap. Now I77 skirts it but creates the awesome view CD spoke of. This view includes the valley and Pilot Mountain, a very distinctive peak that has a specifc geological name which I have totally forgotten. Yes, this is the same as in Andy of Mayberry. Rt I77 is still called Fancy Gap even though it doesn't go through there. It is a common area for fog and there are frequent pile ups because of it. Been there, done that more than I would like. Not fun at all.
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