After many days of history and politics, we decided to
take a day to spend in the beautiful nature, that this area of the county also
has to offer. We were not disappointed!
We went to the Skyline Drive, in the Shenandoah National
Park, in the Appalachian Mountains. The Skyline Drive is a road that was built
in the 1930’s, especially for offering the best scenic views possible to those
using the road. It was built for the re-creation of body and soul, for those visiting. They did a great job!
The weather was nice – a bit cold (up in the mountains it
got down to 39 degrees (ca. 5 grader celcius)), but mostly sunny. There was a
mist on the mountains, which gave a nice effect. And the trees are changing
color here now. That made the scenery even more beautiful. Elevation gets up
over 4000 ft. (1200 m) in places.
Yesterday I teased JJ about all the pictures he took, of
all the white head stones (gravsten) at Arlington. Today was my turn to take too many
pictures. They end up looking a lot alike, and it is almost impossible to
choose which are best, but I will try. Here are my choices. See what you
think….
Wow - so beautiful! Good choice for a good weather day!
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