5-19-2017 A Busy Day, VA, WV, & MD

Three states, three stops, sounds busy, huh? Until you realize "they'z" kinda small states up here.  LOL

We started the day entering the Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive at the southern entrance. After some showers last evening, it dawned cool, but clear, no clouds in sight. Our geezer pass got us onto the Skyline Drive for free. (best $10 I ever spent) And within the first five miles, we had seen a small black bear and a doe, both at the roads edge...  but they didn't stand around waiting on a photographer, so we got no pics, but a great memory.

And again, no trike pic at the sign. There was only a kiosk with a Ranger there to collect your money, which we didn't have to pay. So, off to the hills of SkyLine Dr.

Our murple ride, overlooking the Shenandoah Valley

And, the ride

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We were able to get two passport stamps on SkyLine Dr, one at the mid-point Visitor Center and one at the entrance Visitor Center. (our ending point)

After SkyLine Drive, we headed for West Virginia to visit the Harper's Ferry National Historic Park. We got our passport stamp, some history from the Ranger, and decided not to wait for the shuttle bus that took customers a few miles to the town proper.

Trike Pic!!

So we still had some day left, the thunderstorms appeared to be holding off for a while, we headed for  Frederick MD to see the Monocacy National Battlefield. That's where there was a battle when the Confederates attempted to seize Washington DC, but were thwarted by Union troops. This battlefield is scattered into 6 (I think) different locations, accessible by automobile. But since the locations we looked at, except #5, all appeared to be working farms, we didn't disturb them.

But, there's a trike pic from the Visitor Center

So after looking for the Visitor Center for Monocacy, there's no published address (idiots), we ended the day staying in Frederick MD.

The thunderstorms did come, while we were dining at the Golden Corral. Oh well, it stormed while we were eating, quit as we were thru. We wiped the seats, I got my windshield cleaned, and we headed back to the motel.

Total miles for the day, 205.  Yup, only 205 miles thru three states. Tomorrow, northward bound... if the thunder-boomers hold off a little longer.

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