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Shenandoah National Park
By Adam Curry on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 2:00 AM.
7/18/11; 9:40:35 PM by AC permalink
I write this update by the glowing embers of the campfire in the Loft Mountain camprgound, a nice secluded spot in the Blue Ridge Mountains, just a bit south of the middle of Shenandoah National Park Virginia. permalink
The MacBook Air doesn't have a lit keyboard, not so handy as it turns out. permalink
We drove off from Baroness Maggie's home around 9:30am, headed due west on route 3, 20 and finaly route 33, yes indeed, a magical route :-) Along the way we passed Montpelier, James Madison's birth home and estate where he also died. Madison was the 4th President of the Untied States and is often heralded as (one of) the fathers of the Constitution. We didn't take the hour long tour of the house, but did take some nice pictures of it and his wife Dolley's beatiful garden. Of course I picked up the obligatory copy of the Constitution in the gift shop. permalink
The drive was spectacular, the road just wide enough for us to keep rolling even with oncoming traffic. permalink
Loft Mountain is the furthest campground in the southern part of Skyline drive so we decided to stay overnight in the park instead of an RV facility further south. Good choice. permalink
Only drawback is that there are no 'hookups' for RV's, so we are relying on our onboard water and power. Generators are only allowed to run from 7am-10am and 4pm-7pm, just enough time to recharge batteries if needed. So obvioulsy it's blissfully quiet. permalink
We hoped to see a black bear, as this is prime country for catching a glimpse, but no joy on that front. Plenty of deer, chipmunks and rabbits though. permalink
The fire is now almost out, so I'll have to go into the rig to do a scan of email. Show prep is almost impossible since the only connection we can get up here is T-Mobile 2.5G. Full five bars though, which is great since a slow uninterrupted connection is beter than the flakey AT&T and Verizon signals we have (I brought three networks). T-Mobile for the win this time! permalink
Ms Micky has just finished her photos for the day, I hope to be able to upload a few before we retire for the night and will post them here and on the HotPockets2008.com site. permalink
Things I learned: permalink
Rangers are friendly people and like to talk a lot. Unless you have the time, don't encourage them. permalink
When you tell other folks you are from Southern California, they will ask if you happen to have any SoCal 'pharmaceuticals' on board. permalink
You actually have to turn Google Latitude 'on' in the settings permalink
Gas at $3.50 a gallon ain't cheap permalink
The wood they sell you at the campstore will make nice smoke. Fire, not so much :-) permalink



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