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38 degrees north, 79 degrees west (visit #3) - All Pictures


#1: Clockwise from the upper left corner: Looking north, east, south, and west.
Clockwise from the upper left corner:  Looking north, east, south, and west.
#2: This survey marker indicates impending change at 38N 79W. (In the distance to the SSW, the Appalachian Trail crosses over The Priest, at 4063 feet the highest point of the Religious Range, which also includes Little Priest, The Cardinal, and The Friar).
This survey marker indicates impending change at 38N 79W.  (In the distance to the SSW, the Appalachian Trail crosses over The Priest, at 4063 feet the highest point of the Religious Range, which also includes Little Priest, The Cardinal, and The Friar).
#3: Prospective homeowners mingle with confluence hunters on the entrance road to Shannon Lea.
Prospective homeowners mingle with confluence hunters on the entrance road to Shannon Lea.
#4: Parking at the curb of Lot 36 provides an easy approach to 38N 79W, located in the field below.
Parking at the curb of Lot 36 provides an easy approach to 38N 79W, located in the field below.
#5: Left entrance gate to “Shannon Lea at Kennedy Creek.”
Left entrance gate to “Shannon Lea at Kennedy Creek.”
#6: Ten zeroes at 38N 79W.
Ten zeroes at 38N 79W.
#7: Looking southeast towards the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Looking southeast towards the Blue Ridge Parkway.
#8: Current groundcover with clover will soon be replaced by someone’s manicured lawn.
Current groundcover with clover will soon be replaced by someone’s manicured lawn.
#9: A Grand Opening at the corner of Howardsville Tpke and Shannon Lea Dr.
A Grand Opening at the corner of Howardsville Tpke and Shannon Lea Dr.
#10: Lot 28 to the northwest of 38N 79W has already been sold.
Lot 28 to the northwest of 38N 79W has already been sold.