Shenandoah

Rachel and I had a great Saturday. We went to Shenandoah National Park, which is a long, skinny strip about 150 miles long or so, about an hour and a half away. We had heard that Virginia was at its peak of fall colors (from mom), so we went to drive around a bit and have a little hike. Not only was the drive up there gorgeous, but the hike was great too. It was a little overcast and a bit chilly, which made it even better. The town just at the base of the mountain was great too, just one small street with a bunch of little mom and pop shops. We found a little family run diner that served home made black berry cobler and hot chocolate...and almost ate there. Overall, it was beautiful, and I'm pretty sure we'll be hiking and camping there much more as they have some backwoods camping that you have to backpack too, waterfalls, rivers and all; we just scratched the surface this weekend. It was a romantic, being gratefull for where we live kind of day. We might even spend Thanksgiving there. Anyway, it was great, you'll all have to come visit next fall and we'll take you down there. Here's a few pictures I took there. Unfortunately about 15 minutes into it the batery died! They just don't do it justice still...