Thistle Dew Too is Sky High

So after pulling out of our driveway around 11:00 am, we had a great brunch at Aesop's Table in Peterborough, NH (just a sandwich place, but oh-so-yummy).  We headed west through Vermont and southwest through New York until we crossed the border into Pennsylvania, and spent our first night in their Welcome Center (allowed by their security).  To celebrate their first night, one of us opened a bottle of Josh Cellars Legacy Red Wine and poured it into a real wine glass.

Our first night on the road, Welcome Center, Matamoras, PA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

There was still snow on the ground and quite a nip in the air, so we continued southwest through Pennsylvania, a bit of West Virginia, and intoVirginia for our first destination:  the northern entrance to Skyline Drive in Front Royal, VA.  We got there late, so after scouting out a campsite and finding them still closed tight for the season, we headed back to the Dickey Ridge Welcome Center and thought we would park there.

Dickey Ridge Visitor Center Parking (not), Northern entrance to Skyline Drive, Front Royal, VA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

We were pleasantly surprised to see another RV there, so figured all was copacetic.  Well, we learned the following morning, from a park ranger visit, that no overnight parking is allowed anywhere in a National Park, unless it is a designated campsite.  He just gave us a friendly warning -- hey, we're still noobs.

Here are a few shots along the way:

Carol is High, Skyline Drive, February 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

Steven is Higher, Skyline Drive, February 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

Thistle Dew Too is Sky High, Skyline Drive, February 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

We've never driven Skyline Drive (or the Blue Ridge Parkway) before, and it was beautiful and fascinating.  I never really imagined that someone could link ridgelines enough to make a road.  Let alone 574 miles of roadway!  And oh what great views to behold.  More to come.