To The Mountains! Oh. Wait. Yikes!

We had quite the day yesterday which also defines part of the day of rest today–yesterday was driving about the mountains, wandering in the cave, starting a hike. Not in that order. We entered Shenandoah National Park on the north end, next to Front Royal. The Skyline Drive was very cool, we tried to imagine … Read more

To The Mountains! Oh. Wait. Yikes!

We had quite the day yesterday which also defines part of the day of rest today–yesterday was driving about the mountains, wandering in the cave, starting a hike. Not in that order. We entered Shenandoah National Park on the north end, next to Front Royal. The Skyline Drive was very cool, we tried to imagine … Read more

Monticello

I was so unhappy with my shots earlier this week that I dragged the camera (and the family) to Monticello today. Of course, the big news wasn’t that we saw Monticello, the big news was that it took THREE AND A HALF HOURS to drive the 100 miles. OMG! The traffic was unbelievable…and we left … Read more

Monticello

I was so unhappy with my shots earlier this week that I dragged the camera (and the family) to Monticello today. Of course, the big news wasn’t that we saw Monticello, the big news was that it took THREE AND A HALF HOURS to drive the 100 miles. OMG! The traffic was unbelievable…and we left … Read more

Monticello

I was so unhappy with my shots earlier this week that I dragged the camera (and the family) to Monticello today. Of course, the big news wasn’t that we saw Monticello, the big news was that it took THREE AND A HALF HOURS to drive the 100 miles. OMG! The traffic was unbelievable…and we left … Read more

Sunset Over The Pentagon

Well…almost. The sun was setting but the clouds were racing toward the horizon and the sun would be hidden as it fell behind the horizon. I was trying to catch the orange reflection on the Air Force Memorial, but it wasn’t to be. This shot was taken probably five minutes before the orb fell and … Read more

Sunset Over The Pentagon

Well…almost. The sun was setting but the clouds were racing toward the horizon and the sun would be hidden as it fell behind the horizon. I was trying to catch the orange reflection on the Air Force Memorial, but it wasn’t to be. This shot was taken probably five minutes before the orb fell and … Read more

Sunset Over The Pentagon

Well…almost. The sun was setting but the clouds were racing toward the horizon and the sun would be hidden as it fell behind the horizon. I was trying to catch the orange reflection on the Air Force Memorial, but it wasn’t to be. This shot was taken probably five minutes before the orb fell and … Read more

Harbor House

Actually, I think this is the Harbor Master’s quarters. I don’t remember and I should have looked. The do have classes here on how to build a boat. I think they also have classes on how to row. We’ve seen some exciting small boat launches during our walkabouts and we have often wondered if the … Read more