Welcome back to my blog. Our adventure continues with a trip to the Shenandoah National Park which includes the Blue Ridge Parkway. We were staying in Front Royal, VA and the entrance to the park was only a couple of miles from the RV park where we were. We took a ride up the ridge to see what we could but were disappointed to find out that the falls and other special spots were all a hike down the mountain. Since the road was along the ridge everything was downhill. I could walk downhill but coming back uphill would have been a problem for me so we just rode the ridge. However, there were good views of the valleys below us and I have included pictures below. We talked about going back up the hill to see a sunset later in the week but we decided to do other things.

We stopped at a store to use the restrooms and met an interesting couple. They came over and wanted to talk about the Can Am. Our motorcycle attracts attention everywhere we go and we are always willing to talk about how much we love to ride. During the conversation we mentioned that we were planning on going to Washington DC in a couple of days. Turns out that the man worked in DC and he gave us instructions on where to park, what to see, when to go, how to beat the traffic and so much more. He was a real blessing to us. God has given us so many good people to cross our path as we travel. He actually worked in the first building that I went in when we got to DC, the Commerce building which housed the White House Visitor Center. Seems that everywhere we go someone either works, lives, or has been to the spots we are going. They have saved us a lot of heartache with their advice and friendship.

Front Royal also had some interesting buildings and I have included them below. One building was below a beautiful mansion and looked to be the original stable and carriage house. Now it is consists of several businesses.

Our next step in our travels is Washington DC. See you then.