Our latest road trip destination was southwest Virginia. The scenery was spectacular as we drove north from Georgia through the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
After an overnight stop in Asheville we continued to be awed by the scenery as we drove north through the Blue Ridge Mountains. The flowering eastern redbud trees added splashes of pink as we traveled to Southwest Virginia.
On our way to see Luray Caverns we took a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
After we purchased our tickets at Luray Caverns we had a short wait before we walked down the steps to begin the 90 minute tour. We followed our tour guide and stopped a few times along the way to admire the spectacular formations (and of course take photos).
All three generations of our family enjoyed the caverns, even our two teenage grandchildren!
Wandering Dawgs 
Love the Redbud, Beth! What a beautiful time of year to be in the mountains. 😊
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You are so right! The mountains we saw were gorgeous this time of year.We timed our trip just right.
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Ahhhhhh the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains and parkway. Great images.
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Thank you! It was a beautiful time to be in the mountains.
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Sounds like a great road trip. I love seeing those trees in bloom … so pretty!
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Ingrid, I loved seeing the redbuds in bloom. They were blooming beside the interstate a lot of the trip. There were also pink dogwoods but I wasn’t able to get a picture of them. Somehow we lucked out and timed the trip at just the right time.
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Fabulous photos of the caverns. Hard to do in low light.
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Thank! Unlike some of the caves we’ve toured, there was really good lighting.
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What beauty dear friend!
And you are not showing up in my Reader! I may unfollow you and Follow you again. Sometimes that helps.
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Nancy, thank you! Hope you get the reader figured out.
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I did! You are back!
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Yay! It’s a beautiful day here in Georgia. Enjoy your day!
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The blue ridge mountains are very beautiful
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Thank you!
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It’s been several years since we visited Lurray Caverns, but love them! Ahhh, springtime in the mountains, it doesn’t get much better!
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We loved the caverns, too. We were in Virginia to visit family and all the mountain beauty was a nice bonus
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We are in Woodbine, GA for the next couple days before heading to Wisconsin to work for the summer. Looking forward to exploring the area!
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I hope you have a good time in Georgia!
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You captured gorgeous territory above and below ground. We truly do live in a wonderful country and each part has its own unique beauty. And, applause to getting your teens to enjoy as well. 🙂
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Judy, I knew they were having fun when I saw them taking pictures wit their phones! And they know the difference between stalagmites an stalactites
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So pretty! Love the redbuds. We lived in Tennessee while Richard went to grad school. Also went to Luray Caverns. Gorgeous pics!
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I love the redbuds, too. We also saw flowering pink dogwoods but I never had a chance to take a photo. Such a pretty time of year. Tennessee is beautiful, too!
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I love the Blue Ridge Parkway and your photos are so pretty!
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Loved, in particular,your pictures from the Luray Caverns – brought back good memories of a family trip.
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Thank you. Touring Luray Caverns with my teenage grandkids was a fun family day. I had been there with my parents when I was a teenager.
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