Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Melinda at West Metro Mommy Reads.
I thought I'd take a brief break from my National Park photo series to share some highlights from my recent vacation! The first week of April, my husband and I squeezed in a brief week-long trip to Virginia. Even though it's just a short drive away, we had fun exploring areas we'd never been to before. As always, we brought our pop-up camper along and mostly spent our time enjoying the outdoors - camping, hiking, and kayaking (and plenty of reading, too!). We also enjoyed one rainy day exploring Richmond (great food & fun, quirky shops!) and ended our trip with a reunion with one of my college roommates and her husband, whom we hadn't seen in 25 years! All in all, we had a great time and enjoyed a much-needed break.
We split our time between Pocahontas State Park, just south of Richmond, and Belle Isle State Park, on an island in the Rappahannock River north of Williamsburg.
Here are some highlights of the beautiful Virginia outdoors -
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| Lilypads on Beaver Lake at Pocahontas State Park, VA |
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| Kayaking on Swift Creek amid tree reflections - Pocahontas SP, VA |
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| We saw dozens & dozens of turtles at Pocahontas SP, VA! |
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| A blue heron reflected in Swift Creek at Pocahontas SP, VA |
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| Enjoying sunset & a campfire at Pocahontas SP, VA |
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| Kayaking on Deep Creek at Belle Isle State Park, VA |
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| We watched 2 osprey overhead while kayaking & saw their nest! |
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| The Golden Hour on Mulberry Creek at Belle Isle SP, VA |
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| Belle Isle SP - a gorgeous place! |
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| Sunset over Mulberry Creek & Rappahannock River at Belle Isle SP, VA |
Hope you are enjoying a lovely weekend!
Beautiful photos of a lovely place. I enjoy your pictures of campsites at state and national parks. Keep 'em coming!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sandra! we just love traveling to new places and enjoying the outdoors - I can tell from your posts that we have that in common!
DeleteThis trip came just in time - after a long winter, I was itching to get out!
I've actually never seen Herons- or Ospreys! I hope to see more national park pictures on your blog next week!
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! There are a lot of both around here, especially herons - we see those near home quite often, but seeing ospreys up close was a treat!
DeleteWhat a super trip. It looks idyllic.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ginx - it was a welcome respite!
DeleteGreat pictures--I loved travelogues...and traveling. I would love to visit Richmond--being interested in the Civil War, there's lots of historical sites plus the gorgeous scenery. You featured two of my favorite birds - osprey and herons. Looks like you had a great time--relaxing and interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jane - we love traveling, too! I think you would like Richmond - it's a very cool city with a lot to see and do there. we only spent part of one day there, but we both used to travel there for work.
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