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| Morning fog burning off |
It's amazing how far we go and how much we go through in a day. Like tonight, the scene is so completely different from this morning, that it's hard to believe.
We got up this morning and behold, there was a thick fog outside. Real thick. Had breakfast at Howard Johnson's and got set to go, leaving at 9:00 in the fog. Hiked through woods and got soaked from the trees and undergrowth. Passed over open topped mountains with fantastic views, but we didn't see a thing. Got lost for awhile in a couple of spots, the fog was so thick. Passed through a herd of cows and then it started clearing. Hiked on through another herd and entered Shenandoah National Park.
Had lunch at a spring and went on, crossing Skyline Drive. Lots of Mountain Laurel out around here. Stopped at Sawmill Run shelter for water. Sign there: "Watch for Bears".
Went on and on, crossed Skyline Drive twice again and came to the Rip Rap Trail. No way we'd go 3.3 miles down 1,000 feet to the shelter. Went on and 1/4 mile later went up into the woods aways, found a campsite. Kind of illegal: within sight of the trail and, we found out later, too close to the road. Good enough, though. The weather was partly cloudy all day. Probably will rain tonight.
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