State 41:
Welcome to the next post in my series highlighting states we have visited throughout the years. I hope you will enjoy coming along for the ride!
I will be featuring the states alphabetically. We have not visited Vermont so the next state in my series is
Virginia
Virginia became the 10th state on June 25, 1788. The Capital is Richmond.
Scenic mountain drives, a Sunday jam session at Floyd Country Store, Claytor Lake State Park, Natural Bridge, and a movie location are a few of the places we have visited in Virginia in recent years.
There are many spectacular views along the Skyline Drive which runs through the entire length of Shenandoah National Park.
The Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia has some magnificent views and interesting rock formations.
The movie “Dirty Dancing” was filmed at Mountain Lake Lodge.
Before we had our fifth wheel we drove through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Listening to the Appalachian music and watching the flatfoot dancers at the Sunday oldtime music jam session at Floyd Country Store was a great way to spend a rainy afternoon.
Claytor Lake State Park has been a frequent camping destination since we have been RV’ing and is one of our favorite state parks with a beautiful lake, trails, and wildlife.
Seeing the Natural Bridge requires either a walk down many steps to a paved path or taking a shuttle drive down the hill to the beginning of the path. Either way it is worth it to see this amazing natural formation.
To read previous posts about the states featured in this series just click on the state name: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah
Wandering Dawgs 
This is my heart-home state! I spent most of my growing up years here, graduated high school and college here, married here, gave birth hear and now have two grandsons born in Virginia! We especially love the civil war heritage in this state. We’ve had many great hikes in the Shenandoah and Blue Ridge. But we have never been to Claytor State Park. We must go!
Your pictures were fantastic!
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Debbie, thank you. I lived in northern Virginia from 7th through 10th grade. I have fond memories of the many family camping trips we took. We always enjoy Clayton Lake
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The natural bridge is so cool! Will need to get there next time I’m in VA.
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It’s a pretty amazing sight!
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Very pretty!
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This is a lovely post depicting the beauty of Virginia. I have been there several times but haven’t visited these areas so I thank you for sharing your beautiful photographs. 🙂
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Ah the Blue Ridge Parkway!!!! What spectacular sites. Loved seeing your photos and tracing your journey.
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I enjoyed wandering through Virginia with you, wd, thank you. The photos are lovely, the Blue Ridge Mountains are outstanding. And I liked the jamming at Floyd’s too.
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I’m glad you enjoyed the Virginia Post. Thanks for following my blog!
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