« Return | Jump to: Scenic Van Tour » | Hiking Tour » | Gem-Collecting Tour »
SCENIC VAN TOUR
 |
|
| Length | 4.5 - 5 hours |
| Rates Children Adults Seniors |
$27 $37 $32 |
| Schedule | |
| Sat
Sun |
1:30pm-6pm 1:30pm-6pm |
Our scenic van tour will travel to exhilarating and breathtaking locations along the Blue Ridge Parkway and other routes to visit all our favorite geologic features. Your experienced and knowledgeable tour guide will provide detailed educational information and fun facts to help you grasp the history of the formation of the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains! We will visit features such as Looking Glass Rock, the Brevard Fault Zone, Mt. Pisgah, Yellowstone Falls, various igneous intrusions, and many more! Get ready for an interactive geologic adventure that will take you back millions of years!
By the end of your tour, you will be able to:
- Identify rock types that are common to the Asheville area
- Know why Looking Glass Rock looks so different from its surroundings
- Know why the rocks of the Blue Ridge are folded
- Understand why the city of Asheville sits in a wide, flat valley
- Visualize the Appalachians as they were millions of years ago
- Understand why the Blue Ridge Mountains are rounded instead of rocky
- Know which feature “peels like an onion”
- Understand why Yellowstone Falls exists
- Understand the basics of the mountain building process
*All tours include take-home info sheets