Thisvideo was taken during our fall vacation in Virginia on October 3, 2007. Our first excursion was to the town of Lexington, a historic settlement of about 7000 souls in the southern Shenandoah Valley. Lexington has a well preserved downtown and features two major academic institutions with impressive campuses: the Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. The downtown streets are flanked by ecclectic retail stores in historic homes and the adjoining neighbourhoods are full of impressive mansions and mature trees. Our drive then took us east to the Blue Ridge Parkway, a scenic drive along the Appalachian Ridge that stretches 755 km (470 miles) from North Carolina to Virginia. Great mountain vistas opened up towards the west over the expansive Shenandoah Valley and the mountain ridges towards the east. We exited the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesborough and headed east on Interstate 64 to a city called Charlottesville. We were both impressed by this city of about 40000 people whose main anchor is the University of Virginia. It was founded by Thomas Jefferson, whose nearby mountain-top villa Monticello is a big tourist draw for the area. The campus impresses with its colonial architecture, and the downtown area features a pedestrian zone called the “Downtown Mall”. In this area several blocks of a main street have been blocked off to traffic and now feature restaurants, galleries, retail stores and other attractions. Charlottesville was apparently …

Thisvideo was taken during our fall vacation in Virginia on October 3, 2007. Our first excursion was to the town of Lexington, a historic settlement of about 7000 souls in the southern Shenandoah Valley. Lexington has a well preserved downtown and features two major academic institutions with impressive campuses: the Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. The downtown streets are flanked by ecclectic retail stores in historic homes and the adjoining neighbourhoods are full of impressive mansions and mature trees. Our drive then took us east to the Blue Ridge Parkway, a scenic drive along the Appalachian Ridge that stretches 755 km (470 miles) from North Carolina to Virginia. Great mountain vistas opened up towards the west over the expansive Shenandoah Valley and the mountain ridges towards the east. We exited the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesborough and headed east on Interstate 64 to a city called Charlottesville. We were both impressed by this city of about 40000 people whose main anchor is the University of Virginia. It was founded by Thomas Jefferson, whose nearby mountain-top villa Monticello is a big tourist draw for the area. The campus impresses with its colonial architecture, and the downtown area features a pedestrian zone called the “Downtown Mall”. In this area several blocks of a main street have been blocked off to traffic and now feature restaurants, galleries, retail stores and other attractions. Charlottesville was apparently …

This 600-acre complex of show areas, stables, cafes and other amenties is visted by 400000 people a year, yet is often overlooked by other, “non-horse people” when visiting nearby historic Lexington and scenic Rockbridge County, Virginia.

I trimmed up our rope swing footage and left just the splashes. I hope we remember to stop by it next year too! *** Please Subscribe, Thumbs Up, and Comment *** Follow us on Twitter @ www.twitter.com

Thisvideo was taken during our fall vacation in Virginia on October 3, 2007. Our first excursion was to the town of Lexington, a historic settlement of about 7000 souls in the southern Shenandoah Valley. Lexington has a well preserved downtown and features two major academic institutions with impressive campuses: the Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. The downtown streets are flanked by ecclectic retail stores in historic homes and the adjoining neighbourhoods are full of impressive mansions and mature trees. Our drive then took us east to the Blue Ridge Parkway, a scenic drive along the Appalachian Ridge that stretches 755 km (470 miles) from North Carolina to Virginia. Great mountain vistas opened up towards the west over the expansive Shenandoah Valley and the mountain ridges towards the east. We exited the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesborough and headed east on Interstate 64 to a city called Charlottesville. We were both impressed by this city of about 40000 people whose main anchor is the University of Virginia. It was founded by Thomas Jefferson, whose nearby mountain-top villa Monticello is a big tourist draw for the area. The campus impresses with its colonial architecture, and the downtown area features a pedestrian zone called the “Downtown Mall”. In this area several blocks of a main street have been blocked off to traffic and now feature restaurants, galleries, retail stores and other attractions. Charlottesville was apparently …

2008 Summer Vacaction – National Shrine Of The Immaculate Conception, Mount St. Sepulchre, Franciscan Monastery, Smokey Mountains, Shenandoah National Park, Monticello, Virginia Military Institute, Natural Arch, Great Falls of the Potomac, New River George, Mount Pilot State Park, Clingmans Dome

During our canoe ride down the Shenandoah River we ran across some cows getting a drink and coolng off in the river. *** Please Subscribe, Thumbs Up, and Comment *** Follow us on Twitter @ www.twitter.com

While vacationing in Virginia we visited the Shenandoah Caverns. Enjoy it even with a couple of out-of-focus slides. I am releasing it under a Creative Commons License, share alike, non-commercial use, with attribution. August 2010

Many vacationers overlook the option of renting a cabin when planning their trip to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Carlos Ruiz rents them in Luray, Virginia, the “Cabin Capital of Virginia” and he says that there is a cabin for nearly every taste – from traditional cottages in a rural setting, to luxurious accommodations that are anything but boondocks living.

Some footage from our vacation to Puerto Rico. Don’t take this too seriously, lol.