Virginia is home to a variety of creatures -- from everyday cardinals in your backyard to rarely-seen black bears in the Blue ...

But the Blue Ridge Mountains no longer look as vibrant as they once did. Through pollution, humans have added additional particles into the atmosphere of the region, worsening visibility overall.

The Blue Ridge Parkway stretches 469 miles, spanning the distances from the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee all the way through the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Blue Ridge Parkway ...