Enjoying the Journey: FROM THE SMOKIES TO THE SHENANDOAHS

We have been tearing up the highway (or should I say tires?) making our way back east from Texas. It has been a fairly uneventful trip except for some tire problems. (You will see the picture below). We had a great time in Tennessee, enjoying the Spring beauty in the Smoky Mountains and taking in a stroll through Gatlinburg. It is hard to believe that each state has such distinctive but incredible beauty. The trees, mountains and waterfalls in the Smokies are next to none in the spring when trees are blooming, many in purple. We spent four days in Tennessee at the bottom of Douglas Dam. I have included two really nice pictures taken from the top and bottom of the dam.
From the Smokies we drove to Virginia and spent one night at Natural Bridge, VA, to break up the trip since both Tennessee and Virginia are very WIDE states!
We are now in Virginia at Camp AP Hill, a military base about 70 miles south of DC. It is a little further away from DC than I wanted to be, but the price was right! So we will be here until Friday when we leave for Ocean City to see the kids and grandkids, we are anxious for that! We will be in OC for a week and then will head south to South Carolina.
We spent the afternoon yesterday in the lovely town of Fredericksburg, VA and found it to be really charming. The closer we get to DC we see more of a Williamsburg look in the towns and everything is so neat and clean. The base here is out in the middle of nowhere, so we have to travel at least half and hour to see anything of interest. On Tuesday we are going to take the commuter train into DC, but the visit will have to be short since we have a dog that needs walked! We hope to take in the National Archives and possibly one of the Smithsonian Museums.
It is hard to believe that our trip is coming to an end, but we still have a lot to look forward to, like friends and family.
Enjoy the pics below: