Stop #3 on our tour was St. Matthew Lutheran Church. As we walked behind the church to gain a view of the countryside, I realized I'd been here before, and not just last winter when I stopped here to get some photos of the snowy landscape. I was here in 1996 on another Civil War Tour, this one also dealing with the 1864 Valley Campaign. That was part of a long-running series of classes I took with Northern Virginia Community College. I lived in Alexandria then and the Shenandoah Valley was a beautiful and fascinating place to me! I was quite impressed with the view from this church but only took a few pictures because in those days I used a film camera and using up rolls of film cost both time and money.
Around 10 years later we were living in Basye and traveled through this part of the valley regularly. I made a couple of attempts to find this vantage point again but was unsuccessful. Even when I happened upon the church last winter, I did not recognize it because the ground was covered in snow and I did not get out of the car to explore the churchyard. So I was delighted to rediscover this lovely spot.
I would enjoy an excursion like this, Linda. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a very interesting tour. I like that simple church and it's setting...
ReplyDeletepretty area and cute church.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the type of wlk & tour I would like to go on.
ReplyDeleteFascinating to enjoy scenery and hear history of the settings. Lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteThe church is Pretty and I love the gorgeous views. Thanks for sharing your tour! Happy Sunday!
ReplyDeleteSure is a lovely church in a lovely area. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteRangers really know a whole bunch. looks like a gorgeous cloud day. love the church. ( :
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
ReplyDeleteI was born and raised in Toms River, NJ. No apostrophe.
Also, digital photos are one of the little things that I have always been thankful for. It was always so disappointing to get pix back from being developed and being, well, disappointed!
Happy Week to you, m & jb
How cool that you realized you had been there before. It really is a beautiful spot.
ReplyDeleteThey are great views and a lovely wee country church.
ReplyDeleteDiana