We were delighted to leave Middle Creek today. We were pretty disappointed with this facility and the round-the-clock noise from high-speed traffic. Unfortunately, on the way out we again had to navigate through the seven miles of low branches over the road and untrimmed roadside shrubbery that extended their nasty branches out to seize the downspouts and air conditioner enclosures on our trailer. We made it to I-81 without any cheesy plastic damage.
We headed north on I-81 for a pretty drive through Virginia countryside, passing Roanoke and skirting Staunton on our way to Natural Chimneys Park, an Augusta County park near Mt. Solon. The roads between the interstate and the park are skinny and challenging, particularly when oncoming traffic shows up. We went real slow and soon arrived at what turned out to be an absolutely gorgeous facility with massive lawns and lots of shade trees. There are fireflies here. They rise from the gigantic lawn in the evening, right about dusk. I know I shouldn’t be fascinated with bioluminescent bugs but I am. They seem almost magical; tiny meteors rising from the ground and heading up through the trees.
To see some of these little flying things, click here