Blogs from Virginia, United States, North America - page 6

STONEWALL Thomas Johnathan Jackson was a school teacher at VMI and highly regarded as a soldier by Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, when the War of Northern Aggression began in 1861. A fellow named Pierre Beauregard was the rascal who opened fire on Fort Sumter that opened the war, and Pierre was given command of the Confederate Army of the Shenandoah. Jackson was given command of a brigade in that new army. Another brigade commander was a fellow named Barnard Bee from South Carolina. On July 21, 1861 the confederate army and the federal Army of the Potomac collided at a place called Manassas in Virginia. A fellow named Irvin McDowell was in command of the federal army. Manassas was about midway between Washington DC and Richmond and an important rail junction. For that reason ... read more

Today we drove to Shenandoah. Rick and Max hiked the Jones Run Falls and saw part of a bear. Maggie and I relaxed at our campsite in the Loft Mountain Campground. At night we went to a great Ranger program “Water – a Little Drop Goes a Long Way.” This was the final activity to complete their Junior Ranger so the Ranger swore them in afterward. Yay-finally a Junior Ranger Badge!... read more

Day 12 – July 9 – Lewisburg, WV to Lenoir, NC (257 miles) Before leaving Lewisburg, we made a point to drive through the historic downtown area to see if it lived up to its name as the “Cutest Town in America”. It was cute, but certainly not the cutest. Onward we went out of town driving on narrow two-lane roads that sometimes turned to one lane. For miles and miles, we snaked through farmland in the valley between lush green mountains as beautiful wildflowers edged the road. Along the way, we passed through the small town of Union, established in 1774. Nearby we stopped to see a small covered bridge over Indian Creek. Out in the middle of it all, we passed acres and acres of blue fields of chicory that almost didn’t look real. ... read more

Après avoir entendu beaucoup de commentaires sur Virginia Beach, nous avons décidé d'aller faire un tour. Nous avons trouvé une belle plage, avec une eau froide en juin, un camping très intéressant mais un avec wi-fi non focntionnel, mais un beau 'boradwalk' pour faire de la bicyclette. C'est à voir! A+... read more

Hi Everyone We left Kentucky to a 5hr road trip to Virginia,we are staying at a ski resort called Massanutten Resort,it’s really lovely,we have a large stand alone cottage with a garage,2bedroom,2 bathrooms,everything we need. One day we went to Washington DC for the day,we travelled 2 hrs and then hopped on a train for 30mins to Downtown Washington. Visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum very sobering,we then went to American history Museum which we really enjoyed. We then went to the Smithsonian Institution Bldg (The Castle). To top the day off we went to the White House and got good pictures,unfortunately President Trump wasn’t in residence!!!. We have had a good 6nights here and relaxed ready for our journey Tommorrow to South Carolina 7hrs travelling. Hope everyone is well KS... read more