It rained, not a complaint a comment. I spent most of the day driving from Pittsburg or Shenandoah so it wasn't that horrible, really. I did stop at the Flight 93 Memorial on my way. It was quite moving (better without the rain, I'm sure). The park service, and nature, are on the path to making it a beautiful place for reflection. The crash site has grown into a field of wildflowers, with a big boulder on the far side. I need to read, but it wonder if that marks the impact spot. There's a wall with the 40 names on it. Quite well done. As I drove there I asked myself why of all the places I planned for this trip, that was the one that was drawing me most in. I think it's because they said "no". 40 ordinary people, just 40 on a cross country flight, they said they're not going to passively die. The terrorists didn't win. That stuns me.
I made it to the Shenandoah are around 2pm, but my gps went a little crazy finding the park. So I turned it off and went by instinct. Funny how that instinct led me to the "wine and whiskey trail". Travel karma at it's finest. A few sips of wine and whiskey were just what I needed after my rainy drive, plus it was still misty so I didn't want to hike yet. After that I did make it to the park and drove part of Skyline Drive. It was very misty up there, so just a couple of sue ice stops on the west side of the mountain where the sun had burned through.
While checking Facebook during dinner, I saw a message that the Cuyahoga train had stopped running for the day due to flooding. Then there was a message that several of the trails were closed in the park. What a difference a day makes, the day before had been perfect. I will not complain about the rain that happened while I drove.
My plan for today is to go back to the park, find a hike or two, and drive down the rest of Skyline Drive. I planed to stay in Richmond tonight, so there. At be a couple of historical sites along the way.
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