Blue Ridge--finally on the Parkway

So we woke up in the morning pretty well rested. We decided to take a look at the "history of farming" museum before finally tackling the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The museum is located next to the freeway (I-81) about half a mile from the exit. They have a couple of kennels for dogs; this came in handy, because Lil (or any dog) is not allowed in the farm part. We noticed the sound (and sometimes the sight) of the traffic during the first part of the tour. Once we turned away from the freeway, the rest of the museum gave us interesting, quiet sights. I particularly liked the Irish farm.

At one point, a little stone bridge crosses a tiny creek. We took each other's picture on the bridge.

Having seen enough history of farming, we headed back to Waynesboro and the beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The Parkway strikes me as being like a great Sunday drive in the country that goes on for 469 miles. It includes plenty of scenic overlooks, and we stopped at several of them until we realized that we just did not have enough time for all of them. Even with a little restraint, we probably took the time for at least forty of the overlooks, taking pictures at most of them.