Mabry Mill and Rocky Knob

We are nearly at the NE end of the Blue Ridge Parkway now, and will soon be making our way north.
Out of nowhere we came across Mabry Mill, one of the most picturesque sights on the BRP.  Suddenly it appears, on a bend.
Lonely Planet describes it, ",,, the mill nestles in such a fuzzy green vale you'll think you've entered the opening chapter of a Tolkien novel".

Mabry Mill

We walked into one one the wooden shacks to have a look, and found an old boy in there sitting in the dark.  He was a wheel-wright and blacksmith who repairs anything wooden or metal on site.  He was very kind and chatted to us about England, his job, the area, and the war (WW2).

Very close to Mabry Mill is Rocky Knob.  What a great name!

It too is very picturesque and has views across the Virginia countryside.  Unusual style fences are found along the BRP.  Here are some examples.

We stayed one night in a National Forest campsite, without any hook-up of electricity, water, or sewer.
It was dark!  Very dark!
We thought we might see bears there, but we didn't.
Great fun camping rough, though.