Skyline Drive

We traveled the Skyline Drive for two days. I think we missed peak for the fall colors, but still it was beautiful. In fact, I found the trees to be awesome all through Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Even parts of Illinois were pretty.
Our first night out leaving Connecticut was only 3 hours from home; barely over the Hudson River. We stayed at a Pilot/Flying J truck stop in Drums, Pa. The temperature on Ssturday morning was 29 degrees. We will experience severe fluctuations in temperature (from 29 degrees to 86 degrees) over the next two weeks.
Us Connecticut SoloTrekkers have a problem with helicopters. They seem to be everywhere we go. Peggy and I came across this one on our morning walk. She only walked halfway with me and told me later she stopped and talked to the pilot. This particular helicopter was delivering large construction beams.

This is a picure I took from one of the high peaks of my walk:

Our first destination with all five of us together was the Skyline Drive. We stayed at the Big Meadow Campground, which is just about the halfway point of the park.

The main room of the lodge at Big Meadow:

Luray Caverns

More pictures along the Skyline Drive

Trip Synopsis

Well, here I am, finally. Seven months since my last post. I've been away for so long Blogger completely changed their format. I am dating this post for the day I left, which is 10/12/12, although I've been on the road for 11 days. I finally have time to load some pictures -- I hope. The Wi-Fi here is terrible and it has been the first place I've even had Wi-Fi since I left home. Our schedule is/was as follows: The Skyline Drive with two days at the Big Meadow Campground. One side trip to see Lurey Caverns. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail, seeing 1.5 distilleries. Most of us decided that one distillery was enough. One side trip to a monestery and if I remember the name of it by the time I post the pictures, I'll let you know. The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum. Two-point-five days in St. Louis, MO, which included the Anheuser-Busch brewery; Forest Park, which included the History Museum; the Arch; and the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Our destination is a SoloTrekker Rendesvous in Branson, Mo. in two more days. Well, I guess there's no more time to load pictures. It stopped raining and I have to go dump my tanks before we head out for Sweetie Pie's.