Shenandoah Valley

I am writing this Friday morning because just as I was getting ready to post last night the campground lost power.  We are in another very nice KOA near Stroudsburg, PA in the Poconos. They said the power  had been going off and on all day, probably related to hurricane Irene repairs,  news says 1.7 million still are without power.  Don't know how long it was off, we went to bed. The family camping next to us is from DC, they have been traveling for a week to avoid the hurricane and flooded roads. The campground is very secluded, no traffic noise, with lots of trees.  Although we did hear a few generators fire up when the power was off last night.

Yesterday, we traveled up the beautiful Shenandoah valley. We stopped in New Market, VA and went to the Civil War battlefield and museum.  

Rare repeating cannon used by CSA

Musket bent by cannon ball

"Did someone say, FIRE???!!"

We then drove the old highway for awhile and saw lots of beautiful old houses and some quaint little towns.
As we approached Stroudsburg on a two lane road the traffic was backed up for at least a mile or two.  At first we thought it was due to construction but later found that it was just heavy traffic getting through the town's two traffic lights.

Today we are heading east to Mass.