First order of business was to get a new house battery. It was another foggy rainy day, so this delay didn’t bother us much. We located a Camping World in Manassas, Virginia, about 60 miles east. We first drove north off Skyline Drive, then on to Manassas. Camping World treated us very well. After we explained we were on the road far from home, their service department moved us to the front of the line and replaced the battery right away. We were there maybe an hour and a half. Excellent service. So we headed back west to Front Royal and got back onto Skyline Drive at the northern terminus.
We stopped for lunch at the Shenandoah Valley Overlook. Still foggy, but it had quit raining.
After, we drove back to Mathews Arm Campground. Early that afternoon I hiked to Overrun Falls on a very strenuous trail, then hiked back on a different but just as difficult trail back to the campground. It was a very hard 5 miles up and down twisty rocky trails, with the added benefit of being wet, slippery and muddy. But it was still fun.
An interesting rock I passed along the way.
It looked to be a struggle to keep this trail clear.
I reached the stream that led to the waterfall.
The top of the falls.
With all the recent rains, the falls was running pretty good.
Of course, I had to get down to the bottom.
And up close.
Then it was back up to the campground.
And up.
Why does it seem longer back up than down? That evening after dinner we roamed around the campground. Then I was ready to crash. It had been a long day.
Next Location: Big Meadow Campground, on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
From the North Rim 