south to the end. It actually was freezing up there! Being a holiday weekend - so many people camping in the park - all campgrounds were full. Some people got a pass to leave their car in overlook sections and hike down the Appalachian Trail, spending the night where ever they choose, then hiking back out. Ahhhhh - would be nice to do, but I am not young anymore. And, I don't think I would relax with bears hanging around.The north and south districts are totally different in vegatation and views. We both said we liked the north for the foliage, but the south for the views. There were more historical markers and information in the southern district. Goal was to hike on the Appalachian Trail, in this picture you see the AT which marks the trail heads and a small band above the AT with imprinted data that tells you how far distance to such-and-so point. Each side gives distance, depending on where you want to hike. Along the trail you will see a band of yellow swatch of paint on a tree to mark the trail. The second tree to the right has this mark. Well, we did hike the trail, picked a trail that said you will get to a waterfall (seems to be our niche) but after walking 2 miles, DOWNHILL, decided to head back since we had to hike back UP. Sweat! Even though the temp was about 68 - sheese. But, I am so glad we did this. Was neat to see and hear things in the forest.
We drove out of the park, drove back to the 500,000 book store we went to the other day (Green Valley Book Fair) and browsed for a couple of hours, returning back to Front Royal by 7:30pm. With the high wind all day, we found some of our outdoor 'stuff' was blown across to other sites. We decided we are done sight-seeing from this campsite - will just relax the next couple of days and then move on to somewhere ? Wednesday. Haven't decided yet.
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