A Day to Forget... ASAP... The First Part, Anyway.

Trip Start Dec 24, 2010

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Trip End Jun 01, 2011

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Pull-through Site Number Four

Flag of United States Pocahontas State Park, Virginia
Friday, April 15, 2011

We got out of camp earlier than ever and hit the road to Virginia. Unfortunately, neither the GPS nor Droid, was fully charged. That was an error on my part, I'll admit. We did fine for the first hour or so, but things got mighty rocky thereafter. The phone went dead first. Lynnie figured she could navigate us here, since she surely is well experienced. But then came the reality... this is the heaviest traffic we have encountered. Perhaps it's just a preview of what we'll see hereafter in the Northeast. Then we tried the Garmin. It also went dead. From time to time, we'd stop and check the maps. Consternation is the word that comes to mind. Needless to say, we made it here and its a very beautiful park. Large, with sites well removed from each other, it's very quiet for a Friday evening. We took the Ranger Lady's advice and are parked in a very private place, site Four.

We got situated and took a hike on the Powhatan Trail

View on the Powhatan Trail

. I did a bit of research and found this on the MacBook:

Pocahontas |ˌpōkəˈh�ntəs|( c. 1595–1617), American Indian; daughter of Powhatan, an Algonquian chief in Virginia. According to John Smith, she rescued him from death at the hands of her father. In 1612, she was seized as a hostage by the English, and she later married colonist John Rolfe.

The trail is of rolling hills and very suitable for mountain bikes too. We heard a few birds, but saw none. Several butterflies escaped the Canon's shutter, but they were fleetingly beautiful to watch. We were out for about an hour. The sun is out, the sky is blue and the trees are leafing out very well. The temperature is in the low seventies and only a light breeze is evident. It should be a fine night, after a trying day. I'll have to say that the Serenity Prayer pulled us through... again.

Our plan is to head for a KOA Campground south of Charlottesville, Virginia and explore the area there.

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