tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22304160.post1677882695025265092..comments2023-10-22T03:49:25.379-04:00Comments on SWAC Girl: Blue Ridge Rail Trail ... Piney River, VaLynn R. Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16813272456690971177noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22304160.post-269215249922733952013-04-22T08:53:22.511-04:002013-04-22T08:53:22.511-04:00Thanks, Rachel. I love roaming the back roads and ...Thanks, Rachel. I love roaming the back roads and discovering more about Virginia and surrounding areas.<br /><br />The rhododendrons bloom in Goshen Pass in June, a riot of blossoms that caused VMI professor/ Pathfinder of the Seas Matthew Fontane Maury to request that his body be carried through Goshen when the rhodys bloomed on the way to his final rest place in Richmond, and his request was honored.<br /><br />Shenandoah National Park is my first choice for fee-free days -- there's so much to do there from hiking to picnics to checking out the now-open Big Meadows Visitor Center and checking out Skyland.<br /><br />Also Appomattox is fee-free this week which may be interesting if you've studied Civil War history.<br /><br />Here's the list for Virginia:<br />Appomattox Court House National Historical Park<br />Assateague Island National Seashore<br />Colonial National Historical Park<br />George Washington Memorial Parkway's Great Falls Park<br />Manassas National Battlefield Park<br />Petersburg National Battlefield<br />Prince William Forest Park<br />Shenandoah National Park<br /><br />West Virginis:<br />Harper's Ferry<br /><br />Enjoy your explorations....Lynn R. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813272456690971177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22304160.post-40710853314272082112013-04-21T16:04:39.734-04:002013-04-21T16:04:39.734-04:00AACK! I am so thankful you posted this! My husband...AACK! I am so thankful you posted this! My husband and our three youngest stumbled upon this on a drive last year. We walked a bit of the trail and thought, "We have to do this with all the kids!" (My parents had the olders.) Then I promptly forgot where on earth it was, the name of it, etc.<br /><br />You come to the rescue again!!!<br /><br />So here's my next 2 questions: Do you know when the rhododendrons will be in bloom on Goshen Pass?<br /><br />And do you have any suggestions for nearby national parks to check out this week (entrance free week)?<br /><br />You know I love your blog. You are our source for adventures!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908096622186204946noreply@blogger.com