Adventures including a visit to, drive thru and/or stay in Virginia
Third time camping at Pocahontas State Park Over a 4-night stay, we mostly just hung out in the park (southwest of Richmond), enjoying the beautiful weather and the change of the seasons, doing a little hiking (saw a beaver!), and leisurely doing some chores. Unfortunately, while greasing The Brute, Mark Read more
Last Stop in the Southern Appalachians Camping between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and and the Alleghany Mountains to the west. We had a very nice visit with an “old” friend of Mark’s on the eastern side the Blue Ridge one day, and on another… A re-visit to Read more
Camping in Monroe, Virginia …about a mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway, MP 61.4 entrance, and not so high in the mountains as at Fancy Gap, at only 1,031′. First day here it RAINED all day and ended with nearby tornado warnings. That was a hang out/laundry day. Then we Read more
Camping in Fancy Gap, Virginia Less than a mile from the Blue Ridge, MP 199.4 entrance. We’re definitely in the mountains. At 2,914′, it got Cold at night, below freezing the first night! And Fancy Gap KOA, besides providing us with Eclipse sunglasses, provided a Weather Rock. It was quite Read more
First stop, Jersey Shore & Family We left Lizzy outside Philadelphia (Clarksboro, NJ) to “hotel it” on the Jersey Shore, spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Mark’s Kids & Grandkids. We had a lovely family weekend, with included Mark’s 1st & 2nd 70th Bday Parties: dinner on the beach in Read more
Lizzy Adventure Albums at: February 7-March 5, 2018 March 5-April 2, 2018 Overview Our first longer trip with Lizzy was an escape from the NE Winter. We hightailed it from NJ to Virginia and back, the first & last days…6+ hour days. Gail even took her 1st turns at driving Read more
Road Trip Album at: March 25-April 4, 2016 Overview We took a short side Road Trip to Virginia and West Virginia, instead of returning directly to the Jersey Shore from Donora, PA after Easter with Family. We stayed with Michael-D & Kathy a couple of days in Bluemont, VA, and Read more
Road Trip Album at: December 20, 2012-January 5, 2013 Overview Our second Cross-Country Trip in the Prius was over Mark’s holiday break from work…driving back to New Jersey from Bellevue. We planned the route around spending Christmas at Yosemite National Park, and attending the Christmas Day Bracebridge Dinner. We drove Read more