Shenandoah National Park

I haven't posted for a week or more, because there was a break while we visited Shenandoah National Park. It was nice to get out of town for a few days.

The first day we stopped off at a couple of wineries. First up was Barboursville where we tasted everything they had(about 15 wines), and bought a half dozen to take home.

Then we crossed the road to Horton, where we definitely did not taste everything, as they had about 40 varieties on display, but did buy three more bottles. The tasting room didn't look like the website either; there was barely enough room to turn around.

We popped up over the mountain, and spent the night in Waynesboro. The next morning we drove north up the valley past the Virginia version of the Coors brewery, and did some shopping at Art Studio Pottery. Later we stopped off in Staunton, but not much was open, it being Sunday.

So, we drove up into the park, and headed up to our hotel at Skyland. Winnie wants me to say "we went hiking on the Appalachian Trail, and saw a bear." I call that technically correct, but a deceptively creative use of a conjuctive clause. It was a beautiful spot though, a thousand feet above the valley, with the rooms looking out over the ridges turning blue at sunset, and pink at sunrise. Views in between are of the little farms and towns, and all their lights at night. It was a nice little trip.