Virginia

1st - 3rd November, 2010

Great views along the Bear Fence trail.

We continued north through Shenandoah National Park along the Skyline Drive, stopping to walk a couple of the trails along the way. They were only short trails, about 3km, but we were surprised that Dizzy Legs never commented about how far it was. We figured it was because there was a bit of climbing up and down rocks that made it fun, but later when asked she said "well my legs were dizzy, but I was just being grown up and only saying it in my head", followed by "it was really fun". Go figure.
After leaving Shenandoah we visited Manassus, really only as an overnight stop, but found out it was the site of one of the battles during the Civil War. Ironic that there are acres and acres of preserved land to commemorate the site of such a bloody battle that is now such a peaceful place in the middle of a city.
We had some time to fill in before we were due to arrive in Washington DC so we also visited  Fredericksburg, the place where George Washington grew up and Great Falls National Park. In summer these falls attract lots of thrill seeking kayakers that hurtle themselves down the rapids.

Great falls, Virginia