The flame bush came from Mt. Vernon where her father-in-law worked;
this view of Shenandoah National Park and the Skyline Drive is from the pasture at the top of their property,
This huge tree is in their front yard.
These photos don't do justice to what we were seeing every day for over a week driving into town and back. One drive we didn't get to go on this year was through the George Washington National Forest from Waterlick on US 55 south to Luray through the Fort Valley area. In many areas along this road, the road forms a tunnel through the trees then comes out into a valley with the mountains as a backdrop on both sides.
