Tag: shenandoah national park
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August 24, 2008 10:40 PM EDT --
We have always loved the nature and the mountains, and Shenandoah is one of our favorite places for hiking and camping in the summer time. Back in May this year, my husband had planned to introduce camping . . .
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August 25, 2008 12:41 AM EDT --
After leaving the Byrd Visitor Center, we headed to Lewis Mountain Campground, where we had the cabin for the night. The sky was beautiful along the outlooks.
We spotted the first buck next to . . .
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August 25, 2008 01:46 AM EDT --
In addition to the trees, there were a few cute little guys that deserved a special picture, too. I found some mushrooms along the trail.
And some kind of fungus next to the cabin.
Friday's . . .
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August 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT --
We must have been really tired, or maybe the stress finally let out. We slept pretty well and didn't really wake up until nearly 9:30 AM Saturday morning. There was a "Live Birds of Pray" . . .
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August 29, 2008 05:50 PM EDT --
So we finally arrived at the famous Lewis Fall. It looked very different from what we remembered from 6 years ago. When we visited last time, it had recently rained. The Observation ground was covered . . .
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August 29, 2008 06:10 PM EDT --
The next couple of miles, we were just enjoying the beautiful scenery along the Apalachian Trail. We came to a gap where we were able to see the village at the bottom of the mountains.
Another . . .
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August 29, 2008 07:35 PM EDT --
The reason we went back to the Big Meadows area was that I wanted to attend another ranger program, the "Big Meadows Campfire" at 8:30 PM. The topic for the night was the mating games of the . . .
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June 25, 2009 05:10 AM EDT --
Want something to do in Virginia? Another great summer time acivity in Virginia. Is cruising along the skyline drive. It is the most beautiful ride in the valley. With so many pull offs with awesome . . .
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September 02, 2008 11:41 PM EDT --
After everyone left the campfire, we went and walked on the Big Meadows under the stars for a short moment. Then we went back to the cabin and called it a night.
Sunday morning we both woke up before . . .
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September 03, 2008 12:27 AM EDT --
I would have never knew that there were patches and patches of blueberries in the Big Meadows. These are food for the birds, deer, and even bears. Can you imagine how many blueberries the bears would . . .
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September 03, 2008 12:59 AM EDT --
After the ranger concluded the educational tour of the Big Meadows, we separated and I headed back to the blueberry patches. I saw this bright pink blueberry and took a picture of it, because I was in . . .
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September 05, 2009 08:59 PM EDT --
(This event happened in late May 2009)
Our plan to spend the Memorial long weekend was to take Kyleigh to Shenandoah for her first camping trip. A week prior, my husband set up the tent . . .
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