US-3556938 Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, USA

Shenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the U.S. state of Virginia. This national park is long and narrow, with the broad Shenandoah River and Valley on the west side and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont on the east. The scenic Skyline Drive is likely the most prominent feature of the Park.

Shenandoah National Park is just 75 miles from the bustle of Washington, D.C. and it is a good escape from city life to cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas and quiet wooded hollows.

The park consists of 200,000 acres of protected lands of which 40% of the land area 79,579 acres (124.342 sq mi; 322.04 km2) has been designated as wilderness and is protected as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The highest peak is Hawksbill Mountain at 4,051 feet (1,235 m).

This postcard came from Irina (4 September 2015) Postcrossing.