Nov 2012 - Jonas & Heather - The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia (and the trail of the lonesome pine....!)
Nimue
Fri 23 Nov 2012 21:33
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A visit to the Appalachian mountains and the Shenandoah Skyline Drive was a
must see! This scenic narrow mountain road located in the Shenandoah
National Park, winds it’s way north-south for 105 miles through the park’s
200,000 acres, providing magnificent views along the crest of the Blue Ridge
Mountains. Having stopped in Charlottesville to pick a map and
details, we headed to Rockfish Gap, one of four entrances to Shenandoah.
Within our first few minutes of the drive we saw our first black bear, just
sitting on the road; not for long...........it ran away before we could get our
cameras out!
The effect of Hurricane Sandy caused early falls of snow in the mountains,
which were still evident on our drive. Although slightly hazy, the
panoramic views were magnificent....................
  Wonder who Heather is taking a picture
of?
  Jonas & Heather on one of the
brighter days of their visit
  What’s over here...........there are 75
‘overlooks’ to stop and admire the scenery
   Stalactites found melting en
route
  Heather taking more photos and Jonas
waiting patiently in the car; no canons up here!
  A rather ‘over the top’ radio tag on
this
deer
Returning from a walk down to a non-existent waterfall
A ‘snowman’ fades away as dusk appears over these lovely mountains |
