Cherry Blossums

April 14, we are up at 4:30am....Why?? We are going with our Son Scott and his Wife Jamie to attend the "Cherry Blossums" in Washington. DC. We drove to the "Metro" and rode the train into the city.

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The train station is on the "Mall" and the Monument is close by. The parade is on "Constitution Ave".

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We saw many of these bands and dancers when we were in Japan in 2006. Pretty southern dresses, and Girls.

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Many ballons.

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Police on horses.

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Good lookin old car. A model "A"

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The Navy band.  All branches had a band in the parade. Glenn chose the Navy Band.

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The parade route was 5 miles long.  Ride these a while.

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Knights??

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This thing stepped alone real well.

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The gymnist put on a show right in front of us.

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Show Off!!

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Drummers!

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Marie Osmond.

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The view as we crossed the Mall.

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The view on "Penns'  Ave"

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They looked pretty.

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We survived the Washington experiance and rode the train back to the car and home.  Thank You Scott and Jamie for a wondertful time in DC on a special Day.
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Blue Ridge Parkway.

Tuesday we drove South from I-64 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This scenic drive is along the Eastern side of the Shenandoah Valley.

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The trees are now budding out.

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The plack shows the location of the mountain tops.

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The distant hills.  The haze in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Farms close to the Parkway.  Look at the view they enjoy.

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This one is a tree farm.

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Another great view.

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The Masonry of the CCC.

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We drove East.  The farms on the country roads.

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We returned to the RV at 6:30 pm. We had  great weather and a great drive.
Till Later.
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Clifton Forge and Covington, VA area.

Tuesday we tour the area. We drove to Covington, VA to see Falling Springs Falls.

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The falls were taller. A mining company worked the area and removed lots of materual.

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Our next stop was the train depot in Covington.

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Just West  of Covington there is a covered bridge. The "Humpback Bridge".

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Sylvia is normaly on the other end of the lens.

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The sign near the bridge.

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Great farming area in the Alleghany Mountains.

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We returned to Clifton Forge to see the "Douthat State Park" with it's dam, lake, and campgrounds.

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We are now back home and tomorrtow is travel day.
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Train Ride, Chattanooga, TN

This morning we decided to take a train ride.The only down side is that this is Spring break and lots of Kids were on the train with us. The ride was to the repair barn where they restore  all the engines and cars.

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This section is now inactive. Trains still carry freight through Chattanooga.
The modern "Track Gang"

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They have a turntable in the yard.

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They turned our engine around just to show us how it works.

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We were allowed to enter the repair barn to see the work in progress.

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After a lunch at "Cracker Barrel" we returned to the campground.  While Glenn was walking the dogs, Kerri Minton stopped to pet the dogs. Then she asked if I was "Glenn Avery". Well I said "Yes, Why do you ask?"  She said" I read your blog!"  What a wonderful surprise. We chatted a while then Sylvia joined me .
We had a nice visit discussing full time RVing and this great life.
Tomorrow is moving day.  Would love to stay and visit but the campsite is reserved for the weekend, So we are Northward Bound.
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