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PoKechetkov
Shenandoah. Down toward rural retreat and chilhowie is better, but I am biased as I grew up there. From what I've seen you post, you'd have a much better time visiting Shenandoah. You won't like the people where I am from.Virginia is for Lovers and there is no way in hell you would LOVE in Va?
Seriously though, that mountainous area of Rock Fish Gap / Afton almost all the way down to Roanoke and a bit to the northeast is nice. I'm not that familiar with that much of VA to comment on other areas though.
Just dont go in October. As I said, they make a huge mess of anything on Skyline to the peaks of otter. You're better off just heading to Pisgah.