Virginia’s state parks have signs at the entrance that read “Virginia’s state parks have been voted the nation’s most beautiful”.   And, they are some of the nicest state parks we have been in but also the most expensive (by almost double!) and very remote with absolutely no cell phone, Wi-Fi, or TV reception! We felt very isolated. Even so, I wish we would have budgeted more time for Virginia because they also have miles of beautiful hiking trails that we weren’t able to take advantage of. We’ll definitely be back.

We have been to the Blue Ridge Parkway on two occasions and not been able to travel it due to fog. We thought we were going to have to leave without seeing it again but the fog cleared around 1 PM on Tuesday and even with our late start, we were able to travel 66 miles on Skyline Drive, which is the part of the Parkway through the Shenandoah National Park. With all of the vista pull-outs and the 35 mph speed limit, it took us a little over 3 hours to go that distance. Pictures don't do it justice so I won't post any. You'll just have to go see for yourself!

While we were waiting for the fog to clear, we visited the Shenandoah Caverns which were very nice and according to the tour guide has some of the best “bacon “ formations.

Cave bacon