We headed for Shenandoah National Park after DC on a
beautiful clear day. The plan was to
take Skyline Drive (in the park) and the Blue Ridge Parkway down to Smokey
Mountains National Park on the No. Carolina/Tennessee border. The weekend traffic on those roads and the
distance precluded doing all 470 miles so we would get off and take the freeway
for awhile and then get back on. While
that was disappointing we did get to see enough to be blown away with the beauty,
the views and once again the fall colors.
A lot of apple orchards in VA so we’ve been enjoying fresh picked apples
– juicy, cold and crisp. Otter Creek
Campground gave us a good night’ s rest as well as an informative interpretive
program with the park ranger on nocturnal animals in the park. He kind of looked like Ichabod Crane – gaunt,
bent, with Abraham Lincoln eye brows. So
we are in the land of gaps (passes) and hollows (ravines). Moving into southern Virginia and Tennessee,
it just seems poorer here. We did
witness some of the recent tornado damage from the freeway. What a mess!
Moteling it tonight. Ruth is
catching up on the BCS standings.
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Wow! The colors are amazing. Safe travels. Carol and Gayle arrived today. Off on our Maine adventure tomorrow. BSU still #5:) We Skyped Friday night with Dori, Marge, and the boys. Heidi and Luke were in on it as well. Marge looked good and seemed to be enjoying the boys.
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