The Squiggley Road....

My husband actually had a spontaneous moment (in almost 10 years of marriage these are few and far between). He usually likes to have a plan and be VERY prepared before we do anything. However, having the photography bug that he does has been very good for him in stepping out of the box. This is because the thought of being able to use his "toys" makes him giddy as a school boy. So on a whim we up and headed out to Skyline Drive with the hopes of getting some cool pictures. It was actually pretty amazing.

I dont think that is the actually Massanutten mountain in the background, truth be told, we really couldnt tell which one it was even though you are supposed to be able to based on the discription provided.
The boys posing on a rock...
What a cool bird of prey!! perhaps one of the elite Peregrine falcons??? nope...just a turkey buzzard..oh well perhaps we should take a few ornithology courses.
Rocco was pretty obsessed with being on what he called the squiggley road...we had just seen the movie "Cars" where they show the map of where Lightning McQueen drives off the freeway and ends up in Radiator Springs. He was pretty sure we were on that same road. Also, he was pretty excited about this tunnel...if you cant tell from the photo, just take my word for it.

We also saw a black bear shoot across the road in front of us which was one of the highlights, unfortunately my husband was driving and I dont have the photojournalist reflexes that were required to catch it on camera...oh well, perhaps next time...