It’s quiet up on Skyline Drive. There’s the occasional hum of chain saws, the beep of a bucket truck backing up, and the ominous thunder of falling trees, but there aren’t many cars or hikers, and even fewer campers.

A sign at the Thornton Gap Entrance Station announces in bold, capitalized and underlined type: “Skyline Drive is only partially open.” Two weeks ago, ice storms in the Shenandoah National Park closed the drive, trapping campers and hikers over Thanksgiving weekend. More than 50 miles of the Skyline Drive (half of the central district and the entire southern district) remains closed. It could be weeks or months until the rest is reopened.

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