Friday, May 10, 2013

Into the Woods... But Not Too Far

Hey Y'all,

We started the day off with a nice breakfast at our hotel, after a restful night on the comfy hotel beds.  We were well rested and ready to start our journey down Skyline Drive, which takes you through Shenandoah National Park along the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

Bre, Ashland, Haley, Ang, Jillian, Hailey


Ted drove us through the winding roads of the Appalachian Mountains and we stopped at almost every outlook for the first few to enjoy the magnificent mountains.





Our Staten Island girl Bre has gone Country after being in the car for two days so far with all the Country music we have been playing on the road trip so far. REEEEEEEEED


Of course we had to do the Traditional Elmira Link-Up at the overlooks, while looking at the beautiful scenery of the mountains.


Elmira College Link-Up
Some of us wanted to be in the pictures with the beautiful mountains, so that led to many "Selfie Photo Ops".


Bre
Haley and Hailey




And some lounging around on the rocks pictures as well.
Bre and Ashland


The many stops at the overlooks also led to many opportunities for photo ops, including a very cute piggy backs picture of all us girls.

After driving about half of Skyline Drive, we took a pit stop for some "REAL" hiking on the Appalachian Trail!!!!  We started at the white blazed marked tree and headed off on our journey through the treacherous and possibly dangerous forests and woods.




But before we did that we had to stop for another round of photo ops, this time it was each of us wanting a picture with the Appalachian Trail marked tree.

Haley

Bre

Ang

Jillian

Ashland

Hailey


And then we were off to explore the into the woods... but not too far.



Once us girls returned safely from our hike, we certainly worked up an appetite and enjoyed a delicious meal at Skyland, a restaurant that overlooks the mountains.




We then headed back onto Skyline Drive and headed on to Beckley, West Virginia where we would be spending our second night of our fine adventure to Berea, Kentucky.  We ran into some rain in West Virginia, but luckily our time spent in Shenandoah National Park was sunshiny and clear.  We ate dinner at the Tamarack: A Taste of West Virginia.





The Tamarack served up some good ole country and home cooked meals of West Virginia from yummy pie to some nice fresh vegetables.  At the dinner table, I was able to share some of my knowledge of the South with the girls, since I am the only one on the trip, who lives below the Mason-Dixon Line.  It was fun and hopefully the girls will come out of this trip with a nice Southern accent.  Before heading back to the hotel for a well deserved nights sleep, we walked around The Tamarack to view all the crafts made by local West Virginians.  


Tomorrow we are finally headed for our destination of Berea, Kentucky!!!



-- Jillian Colon

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