ON THE TRAIL

    WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28TH., 2018
                  ON THE TRAIL!

     We've been stopping along the way as
we return from Florida to "smell the roses."
Actually it's to see some sights.
       Our Tuesday journey took us high into
the mountains of Virginia as we abandoned
some of the Interstate for the Blue Ridge
Parkway.
        We were limited as to how far we
could travel as a Federal section of the
popular road remains closed after a snow
storm hit the state last week. The feds don't
maintain their section of the Parkway in
the winter. Why am I not surprised?
         At over 2,000 feet you can see for
many miles. Usually!
         Unfortunately we found a pea
soup like fog coating the top of the
mountain ridge which limited our
visibility to just a few spots here and
there. What we did see, however, was
both impressive and a bit scary!
        Many trees along the ridge were
coated with ice and a strong wind was
blowing frozen chunks onto to the
road and our car! Coupled with that
fog and mist it seemed like we were
driving into a Stephen King story!
         The twisty road that eventually
took us  back to civilization was a
challenge and a good test of both my
steering and our car's brakes!
          It was a neat adventure which
ended in a small town restaurant where
he enjoyed some fried chicken before
retiring for the last leg of our journey
back to northeastern PA.
         It's been a wonderful trip and
I'll be sharing some pictures and
stories over the next few days.
         Thanks to Karl for watching
the house  while we've been gone
and to the rest of you for coming
along by reading this log....or blog!
          Hope all your NEWS is good!