New Tile Floor

Here are some samples of Mike's artwork
on the new tile floor he installed for me.

He made my bathroom look so much better.

What's Next?

Bill is in his backyard with an Osage orange

he picked up on the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah

National Park, VA.

A New Map for a New Dream!

Where will our next adventure take us?

Shenandoah National Park, VA

Carillon Tower at Luray Caverns, VA.

Skyline Drive runs through the Park.
Today we saw it in the sun!


A view of Luray from Skyline Drive.

Even on the clearest days, smokelike clouds
can hang over the mountains.

This is not Smoky the Bear.

A twisted tree for Bill.

Freezing weather and winds have made these
trees leafless and dying.

Perfectly placed clouds hang over the

Appalachian Mountains

A wide view of the Shenandoah Valley.

One of the turn offs on Skyline Drive.

A look of the Shenandoah River and the

town of Front Royal, VA.

Skyline Drive in the Rain, VA

A touch of autumn on the Skyline Drive.

A small wet weather falls.

Oak tree in the fog.

This black bear crossed the road in front

of us and scampered up the mountainside.

I never thought they could run so fast.

A dis-membered tree in the rain and fog.
Bill wanted me to take this picture.

When you are given lemons, you make lemonade.
When you are given rain, you take pictures of water flowing.

A small falls.

A medium falls.

A larger falls.

Storm warnings are up through this evening.

Hopefully tomorrow will bring some sun.

Tropical Storm Nicole

We woke up to rain and fog due to Tropical Storm

Nicole who decided to visit the Carolinas.

We were amazed to see hundreds of thousands

of Christmas trees growing in NC and VA.

These trees are grown just like any other crop.

I finally got my VA sign!

Just outside of Lexington, VA we came across
these emus.

This was the first time I ever saw a white emu.

These are all the pictures I was able to take today

due to the rain and fog. Tomorrow does

not look any more promising, but I hope

the meteorologists are wrong!

Blue Ridge Parkway, NC

After 2 and 1/2 days of rain morning broke spectacularly.

Today we entered the Blue Ridge Parkway.

With few exceptions, we will let these pictures

speak for themselves.

Standing at the highest point on the Parkway.

Moon between the pines.

After eight days we are still talking.

We finally got to see the Biltmore Estate from many

miles away on the Parkway.

An 800 foot waterfall.

One of many tunnels on the Parkway.

The end of the day, a shaft of light on the mountain.

States Visited So Far

As you can see, we have been to 38 states thus far. Since we will not be going to Alaska or Hawaii, we have ten more to go in the lower 48!