Skyline Drive - The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips - page 1026

century,moreandmoremountaineerslefttoseektheirfortuneselsewhere,andinthe1920s
a movement began to set aside land for a national park with a ridgetop road. Shenandoah
National Park was authorized by Congress in 1926. In 1931 President Herbert Hoover,
hoping to spur economic growth in the depressed area, approved the construction of the
Skyline Drive; it was completed in 1939, four years after the park was established. Today
an astonishing 95 percent of the area is completely reforested.
The 300 square miles of Shenandoah National Park contain varied terrain, including two peaks that are more than 4,000
feet high.
6. Stony Man Overlook
As you enter the overlook here from the north, 4,011-foot-tall Stony Man Mountain will
loom straight ahead. Look closely at its rugged profile—and use a little imagination—and
you can make out the old fellow's eye, nose, mustache, and beard. For an even better view