WeWent...to Skyline Drive

My mother has convinced me that I was born with bean boots and mittens on. Needless to say I have always, always, always loved the mountains. So you can imagine my excitement when Dan woke me up with a tap on the shoulder and said “let’s go to the Shenandoah mountains”. Our destination: Skyline Drive. We paid the well worth it, $25 entrance fee ($10/person if you happen to be on foot - we aren’t that brave) and started our driving tour. The views were breathtaking and Dan’s fear of heights was comical. One of the beauties of this drive is that you can take it as fast or as slow as you’d like - with 75 overlooks the 105 mile north-south drive will not leave you wanting more.

Next stop: Luray Caverns - a must see if you’re in the area. The stunning natural creation was a perfectly paired adventure to continue the day. At $27/person I couldn’t imagine what they would show us that was going to be worth that steep entrance fee however, I was quickly proven wrong. An incredibly enthusiastic tour guide took us through the caverns, teaching us about the history of the stalagmites and stalactites that surrounded us. We finished our trip with lunch at West Main Market and ice cream sundaes in the Luray area right off of Route 11.

Don’t forget to stop at Packs’s Frozen Custard as you head out of town. As a driving enthusiast and lover of ‘the scenic route’ we took the long way back to D.C. via Route 11 to take in as much as we could to conclude our spontaneous trip.

Shenandoah National Park
Luray Caverns

Lauren

Co Founder