Virtual Blue Ridge Bookstore's Profile
Name: Virtual Blue Ridge Bookstore
Title: Maps, Guidebooks, Videos, & More
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The Blue Ridge Blookstore focuses on stocking products that enable our customers to plan trips to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Blue Ridge Mountain are. Available products from the store include books, maps, calendars, notecards, and some assorted souvenirs.
Our blog posts will focus on new product announcements and sales - the information every customer wants to know about! The blog is a great way to provide feedback to help us become your favorite source for all things related to the Blue Ridge Parkway and surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains.
We are excited to announce the addition of two motorcycle guidebooks by Dale Coyner. Born and raised in the Appalachian mountains, Dale Coyner takes you on a journey through the mountains from the seat of his motorcycle with 36 maps and 200 color illustrations and photos. He also shares his expertise for traveling long distances over extended periods – invaluable advice for any touring motorcyclist.
Motorcycle Journeys Through the Appalachians
The best motorcycling in the East is tucked away deep in the mid-coast’s Appalachian mountains. Motorcycle Journeys Through the Appalachians will take you to the greatest roads and roadhouses that only the locals, like author Dale Coyner, know about. Packed with colorful photos and maps, tips on places to eat and play, and of course Dale Coyner’s humor. [ More Info ]
The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel
This guide book is perfect for motorcyclists to help prepare for traveling long distances over extended periods of time. Whether you’re getting ready for a weekend trip beyond your home turf, or for a transcontinental odyssey lasting several years, this motorcycle travel guide details the fundamentals for riding in comfort, safety, and convenience. [ More Info ]
A screenshot of the new Virtual Blue Ridge Bookstore home page.
In 2001, Virtual Blue Ridge opened an online bookstore. The purpose was to complement our online resource with a selection of high quality books and maps that a person could use offline to plan their trips. As the years went by, and Virtual Blue Ridge became more and more of an authority site on the Blue Ridge Parkway, we increased our offering of products.
In 2005, the success of our bookstore attracted the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to embark in a joint venture relationship where we operated as their official online store. From November of 2005 through February of 2011 the partnership between the Foundation and Virtual Blue Ridge offered products whose aim was to allow the customer to celebrate and benefit the Parkway at the same time, leading up to the 75th Anniversary celebrations in 2010. It was a wonderful journey indeed!
Shortly following the close of the 75th Anniversary, the Foundation discontinued their online store, and we are once again operating as the Virtual Blue Ridge Bookstore. The store as it stands now reflects a new beginning, one that honors our informational tradition by offering the products that visitors to the area want most and one that shapes a path into the future, as we expand beyond the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway to encompass the Blue Ridge region.
Join us on this path of discovery, and learn about all the joys the Blue Ridge area has to offer.
Happy Travels!
Virtual Blue Ridge Staff
Don’t miss out on your chance to save on these beautiful limited edition 75th Anniversary Serigraphs. We’re down to less than 200 and once they’re gone they’re gone!
Purchase 1 serigraph for 10% off at $67.50 (regular $75.00), or purchase 2 or more serigraphs for 15% off at $63.75 each. Save on your 75th Anniversary Serigraph today!
Sale ends at 11:59 pm, Friday, February 11, 2011.
Now Available! Having always been a popular guidemap, we are now offering all three maps together to save you money! This Blue Ridge Parkway Guidemap set covers the northern, central, and southern sections of the Parkway highlighting overlooks, campgrounds, trailheads, visitor centers, tunnels and access roads, all with handy tables listing mileposts and access points.
You’ll also find waterfalls, major recreation areas, and several backroads identified to make your trip an adventurous one. Buying all 3 maps together means you’re covered from milepost 0 to 469.1. Who wouldn’t want America’s Favorite Scenic Drive accessible at their fingertips?
You can still purchase these maps separately, in case you feel like covering a smaller area.
Happy Travels!
Motorcycle enthusiasts are in for a treat! Blue Ridge Parkway blog author, motorcycle enthusiast and map-maker guru Wayne Busch, has made his maps available for purchase at the Virtual Blue Ridge Bookstore!
Those of you that have been following Wayne know just what kind of thought, hard work, and expertise has gone into these maps. It’s like having your own personal motorcycle riding tour guide in your back pocket!
Blue Ridge Parkway Motorcycle Maps
