This morning we left Washington DC for the second leg of our trip: Charlottesville, Virginia. We toured Luray Caverns (26 floors below ground), had fun running around the nearby hedge maze and headed down the highway to see Cooters — a museum dedicated to Dukes of Hazard. Memorabilia, cars, the exterior of Daisy’s Diner, and confederate flags for sale. In fact, the flags are everywhere — houses, bumper stickers…we’re only two hours outside of D.C. and it feels like a different world. 

A short while later we entered Shenandoah National Park where we spent the next several hours looking at scenic views and horseback riding. Miss M really took to the horses and did a great job controlling “Buckshot.” My horse on the other hand, Tonto, did not like me. He stopped to eat grass and apples, kept whipping his tail to hit me, and accelerated to a trot several times versus the slow leisurely pace of the other horses. 

We drove to the end of the mountains trying desperately to spot a bear, but a lizard and deer were the only things in our view. (D and Miss M believe they saw a bear and we’ll just let them think that.) 
Dinner at Citizen Burger in Charlottesville and then to bed!