After getting home from Milwaukee I spent a day unpacking, repacking, and washing the car, then left for another road trip. Day 1 was driving from Michigan to northern Virginia. The last 3 hours were a wonderful drive on the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. Top down, music up, perfect curvy roads in the mountains. The hard part was trying to keep anywhere near the speed limit.
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| There was almost no traffic and only a few people. Every couple of miles there was a scenic overlook with another great view. I stopped at the first couple then would slow down, think "hmm, beautiful view but same as the last 100" and keep driving. |
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| I loved the views, the layered look of mountain ridge after mountain ridge. They never look as beautiful in photos as they do in person. |
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| The road mostly runs along the top of the mountain ridge. There a few tunnels in the northern part, many more when you get further south on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, but that's tomorrow and the next day. |
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I was lucky with the weather, a little sun, a few clouds, and only a few raindrops on a day 2.
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This is from day 2, on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but it's very similar to the Skyline, mostly curves, running along the top of the ridge or through the forest. |
