Saturday, April 14, 2018

Shenendoah National Park - Day 2

I walk Tucson around 6 a.m. and we spot a deer keeping an eye on Tucson
 After breakfast we head out for the 3 mile loop hike to Lewis Falls
 Portions of the trail follow the Appalachian trail
 The boys stop to catch a view
 It is  rocky trail and the trees are bare



But is makes it easier to spot a bear
 Tucson leads the way
 and before you know it we are there
 A good view of the valley below but you can't see the Falls from here
 Gary and Tucson take a break while I walk to the other side




I can see them having a good time without me.
 and the view from the other side

 Before heading back we let Tucson take a drink/dip
 Wonder what's behind the door
 A break near the end


 Tucson takes in the view
 Done - time for a nap in the Hammock our boss gave Gary in Alaska
 Revived and time to bike up to the visitor's center and see the museum

Behind the Visitor's center is the Big Meadow - the crop circles are actually some type of grass that grows that way

 Herbert Hoover built his Summer White house in Shenandoah
The creation of the Park forced resettlement of 465 families between 1935-1937 Herbert Hoover's Secretary of the Interior, long had expressed the Washington policy that park residents would not be disturbed unless they were in the direct path of development. Then on February 1, 1934, the new Director of the Service stated that all inhabitants of the park lands whether landowners, tenants, or squatters, would have to leave. 
 On the way home we come across a small herd of deer
 A great day and a better dinner tonight









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