what a deer

While in Shenandoah, we saw many, many deer. The kids got tired of us pointing them out, and are now totally unimpressed by the sight of deer, whether in the wild or not.

However, on one hike we got very close to some. In this video you can see some of the deer crossing the AT right in front of Dot. (She wasn't paying attention and would have run into them if we hadn't stopped her!)

Vacation 2010 photos

I've begun the process of sorting through our many, many, many photos from this year's vacation. You can see the first 100 HERE.

Our trip itinerary:

Sunday: Winchester, Virginia - swimming at the hotel, went to see a movie

Monday: Winchester - Shenandoah Valley Discovery Musuem, groceries, travel to the Old Rag Cottage in Syria, Virginia, enter Shenandoah National Park - Limberlost trail

Tuesday: Shenandoah National Park - AT, rain/cold! Luray Caverns, dinner with the Shavers

Wednesday: Shenandoah National Park - Big Meadows, Ranger talk: Birds of Prey, hike to Rapidan Camp, more rain

Thursday: Montpelier, Shenandoah National Park - Hikes: Dark Hollow Falls, Stony Man, dinner at Skyland, hike the Meadow Spring trail

Friday: pack up the car, hike White Oak Canyon trail (just down the road from our cottage!), drive remaining northern portion of Skyline Drive, head home!