Yesterday (Friday) we had a near perfect fall day for traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

After a foggy start to the day, we entered the parkway around MP393, close to our campground at Lake Powhatan.  We had a brief stop at the Visitor Center to pick up a map and then proceeded northward.  While the leaves are not yet at a peak there was plenty of gold and red along the road.  Dan did a great job driving the hills and curves while I enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

We took a break at Linville Falls, a place recommended by brother Jim.  There is a 0.5 mile trail to see the falls themselves, and Ranger benefited from a chance to stretch his legs.  The falls were spectacular!  We only wished we had more time to explore the other trails in the area.  We did take the opportunity to check out the campsites there, which I would love to return to at some later time.

The afternoon's drive took us through less dramatic, but still pleasant views of hills and farms, and we arrived at the Fancy Gap KOA at around 5:00.  (Do not try to follow Google maps to find this place----we had a frustrating 15 or 20 minutes being lost in Fancy Gap and ending up on a narrow dirt road!)