Seeing Virginia

Kiran, Amit, Connie and I went on a short camping trip to Big Meadows at Shenandoah Mountains national park.  On our hike, I attempted to take a few photos of a small waterfall.  The result is both the above picture, and myself falling into the river, causing some serious knee pain--enough that I had to limp back to the nearest road so I could be driven back to the camp site.  I managed to save the camera by holding it high above my head (I even made Kiran rescue the camera before rescuing me), but my poor cell phone swam and died.  Luckily, it came back to life a mere 4 days later.  (Click here or on the above photo for the large version.)

On the drive there and back, we took in the sights of the fabled Shenandoah Valley as well as its breathtaking Blue Ridge mountains.  We came back via Charlottesville and toured the beautiful campus of the University of Virginia.  Good times!  I've also managed to see Fredricksburg recently, so I've now managed to see everything I had wanted to see before leaving Virginia (except maybe Tangier Island, but I hear it's not that great).  Yes, I know, there's tons more of the state to see, but hey, I've gotta leave some stuff for the return journies...