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