Tuesday morning we left the
Baltimore area and drove southwest through Maryland and West Virginia into
Virginia. We entered the Shenandoah National Park on the Skyline Drive a little
after 10:00. This is a little over 100
mile drive along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains with a speed limit of 35
mph. Most of the drive is less than that
speed as the crooks and turns of 20-25 mph hairpin curves are plentiful. The overlooks off to either side showing the
deep valleys and distant hills are spectacular.
Camera pictures don't really show enough detail to show the beauty.
At the end of the
Skyline Drive we entered the Blue Ridge Parkway. Another National Park following the same
crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The
speed limit here is 45 mph but the views and beauty is the same. There are many wildflowers in bloom, azaleas,
mountain laurel, goat's beard, cow parsnip, and others. We drove about 60 miles on the BRP to our
campground for tonight at Otter Creek.
This is the lowest point in elevation along the BRP where the Otter
Creek enters into the James River.
We spent two nights
here in this quiet campground without electricity, internet connection, cell
phone signal, or television signals.
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