In Shenandoah, What Else Can You See?

Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Shenandoah National Park and drive along the blue ridge parkway in Virginia and what an incredible experience that was. At the highest elevations, you will see gold colored trees, shining in the sunlight. Others are bight red or a mix of yellow, brown, red, orange. In the distance  they appear like live size painting, still and peaceful. During the day, the colors are so striking that I felt like I  was in an enchanted forest during my hikes. There are several hike trails at low or high elevations, some more popular than others with visitors. I did a 2.2 mile hike first down the mountain, leading to beautiful waterfalls, and then up the mountain leading to a comfortable walk in the last stretch. Overall, an incredible experience worth trying.  At night,camping  in the complete dark and after many years of urban living, saw the starts and the moon again and that experience is another blog entry on its own!