We started out the trip on Skyline
drive in Virginia. Built by the CCC during the great depression,
this road follows a ridge line through Shenandoah National Park.
From a civil engineering view, this road is pointless. It is the
most difficult path between the points it connects. However, it does
make for a nice park and offers stunning views along it's entire
length. Off the pavement, hiking trails descend in to valleys. We
picked a trail that descended in to a dark hollow. Following
stream, the trail terminated at a pair of waterfalls. Definitely
worth the effort.
On the pavement, there is wild life.
Deer were grazing the street for road salt. At one point, five cars
were lined up to watch a mother bear and her cubs forage on the road
side. They are excellent tree climbers. They seemingly walk
straight up the bark.
The weather forecast for our first
night's camping was cold rain. So we roughed at the Skyline lodge
instead. That morning, from out hotel room, we looked down at the
clouds in the valley.
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