This morning we awoke to a beautiful sunny cool (60 degree) morning. A perfect day to go to the National Park! We entered the park near Harrisonburg, VA at the southern end of the park around 10 a.m. and exited the park about 3:30 at Front Royal. We enjoyed seeing the beautiful vistas of mountains and valley along the Skyline Drive. Jack took quite a few pictures on the way. We stopped at the Byrd Visitor Center which is right across the road from the Big Meadows, a large open area with many paths to walk and enjoy the flowers and birds. We saw 3 deer - a buck and a doe and one in the distance that I guess is a doe, as I couldn't see any antlers.
The rangers gave us some ideas of hikes to take, and so we took one along the Appalachian Trail and enjoyed the views from the clearings along the trail. We stopped at a picnic area and ate the lunch we had packed last night.
Coming out of the park we stopped in Front Royal Visitor's Center and decided that we need to come up another time to check out the Civil War history of the area.
While the National Park is beautiful, I have to say that the scenery along the Blue Ridge Parkway is every bit as beautiful!
Tomorrow we head to a new campground in New Jersey.
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