Welcome to Shenandoah National Park in the state of Virginia. Shenandoah sits in the heart of Blue Ridge Mountains. The mountains are part of the larger Appalachian Mountain range. The park’s hiking trails, waterfalls and wildlife appeal to nature-lovers and adventurers. Shenandoah National Park is perhaps best known for the road that goes through it: Skyline Drive. Skyline Drive runs nearly 170 kilometers north to south. It is the only road in the park. There are more than 70 overlooks along the way, where people can pull their car off the road. These overlooks provide visitors with beautiful views of the Shenandoah Valley. The road was built in the 1930s, at a time when the automobile was becoming popular. Shenandoah’s north entrance lies less than 120 kilometers from Washington, D.C. Early planners wanted a major national park like those in the American West here on the East Coast, close to big cities.
Title: Shenandoah: A Western-Style Park in the East
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1225/shen_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Shenandoah: A Western-Style Park in the East' data-article-id='1732'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6458'>Welcome to Shenandoah National Park in the state of Virginia.</span> <span data-start-time='6458' data-end-time='12375'>Shenandoah sits in the heart of Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> <span data-start-time='12375' data-end-time='18167'>The mountains are part of the larger Appalachian Mountain range.</span> <span data-start-time='18167' data-end-time='28417'>The park’s hiking trails, waterfalls and wildlife appeal to nature-lovers and adventurers.</span> <span data-start-time='28417' data-end-time='38917'>Shenandoah National Park is perhaps best known for the road that goes through it: Skyline Drive.</span> <span data-start-time='38917' data-end-time='45979'>Skyline Drive runs nearly 170 kilometers north to south.</span> <span data-start-time='45979' data-end-time='49688'>It is the only road in the park.</span> <span data-start-time='49688' data-end-time='58417'>There are more than 70 overlooks along the way, where people can pull their car off the road.</span> <span data-start-time='58417' data-end-time='65417'>These overlooks provide visitors with beautiful views of the Shenandoah Valley.</span> <span data-start-time='65417' data-end-time='72938'>The road was built in the 1930s, at a time when the automobile was becoming popular.</span> <span data-start-time='72938' data-end-time='81917'>Shenandoah’s north entrance lies less than 120 kilometers from Washington, D.C.</span> <span data-start-time='81917' data-end-time='92875'>Early planners wanted a major national park like those in the American West here on the East Coast, close to big cities.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1225/Video_Jul_20__9_53_29_AM.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6772 data-hint-location='49688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1225/what_does_overlook_mean.m4a'>What does overlook mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='have a view of from above'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1225/have_a_view_of_from_above.m4a'><span>have a view of from above</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1225/flat_area_of_land.m4a'><span>flat area of land</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1225/a_deep_valley.m4a'><span>a deep valley</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1225/average_in_the_level_of_difficulty.m4a'><span>average in the level of difficulty</span></div></div></div><div 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