Christmas

 3/24- Floyd Family Campground, Floyd VA

   We took Siri right off the rails this morning. After driving on 81 for about ten miles I’d had enough of big trucks at 70 mph. We decided to take a back road that led by Mt Roger’s, the highest point in Virginia at 5730 ft. It took Siri almost an hour before she got on board with us. The road was narrow and twisty and went up and over numerous passes. It was pretty though as we followed mountain streams as they cascaded along side the road. In fact one stretch it seemed like the road was all but in the stream. 

   It was during this stretch that we saw what looked like a Christmas tree farm. But then rounding the next corner there were acres and acres of Christmas trees. Eventually we began to realize that these were tree farms that were planted to replace  logged off trees. The sides of all these hills are steep and they plant the trees to hold soil and to have a harvest in the future. It is interesting that they are replacing oak and ash hardwoods with spruce and pine.

   The campground tonight is a KOA which is set amongst a series of meadows. We are perched on the top of a small hill with a terrific view of all these hills surrounding farm land. This place is pretty wide open with grass lands extending up the hill a ways. I have to wonder how they mow this place in the summer. 

   Tonight will be chilly but it is supposed to warm up a bit the next couple of days before raining again. We are just sort of biding our time until the North east starts to thaw out. 

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