Around the Mountain to Shenandoah River State Park

Yesterday’s weather was strange: wintry with icy cold rain in the morning, warming up to springlike temperatures in the afternoon. It was my “day off” from Charlie because I had a reservation for him to stay in day boarding. After I picked up a few groceries, I went off to enjoy the afternoon. 

I drove to Strasburg, dropped off donations at the thrift store, and headed to Shenandoah River State Park. It stays open when our local park cannot be reached due to flooded roads, as well as when Shenandoah National Park has to close Skyline Drive due to snow and downed trees. (The mountain tops get hit hard by winter winds and cold temperatures.)

Here we see the visitors center reflected in a water feature.

I stopped at Cullers Overlook. A pair of chromatic binoculars are mounted on a stand. These not only bring in distant details, but they are said to help people with color blindness.

From the overlook, we see the South Fork of the Shenandoah curving around a bend. The Massanutten Range is in the distance.

From there I drove south to Luray and took pictures for another post.