
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, October 12, 1995                   TAG: 9510130005
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 6   EDITION: METRO 
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TOP VIEWING PICKS FROM THE EXPERTS:

Peaks of Otter along the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 85. (45 minutes from Roanoke)

Humpback Rocks area, along the Parkway at Milepost 8. (2 1/2 hours)

Rocky Knob area, near Mabry Mill, along the Parkway at Milepost 170. (1 hour)

Top of Bent Mountain, near Adney Gap, along the Parkway at Milepost 136

Highway 460, a 4-mile stretch from Virginia Tech to Christiansburg.

Peaks of Otter, near Flat Top and Sharp Top.

by CNB