Fancy Gap VA to Meridian MS

dawn from the Blue Ridge

the hill wife 

skipped the Rifleman...

... but the biscuit with sausage gravy was Platonic

Susan takes these at 45mph

 in the high mountains rhododendrons grow like trees

a church on every curve, true holiness fallen on hard times

view points come and go, the views abide.  mostly.

 day lily salad for dinner

breakfast at Bert's Diner, somewhere in Alabama

we crossed a lot of these...

 Sue found this one unacceptably infirm

 southern mountains are real 

shots and beer on a 25 degree night

weird mushroomy rock

who knew Alabama had high cliffs and fast cold rivers?

 room with a view at the Drury Hotel in Meridian MS; offers perspective on the Buffalo Wild Wings Grill; comes, not insignificantly, with "6 free alcoholic beverages of your choice"
 

The Logan Roadhouse keeps your seat warm and your longnecks cold 

Depot to Fancy Gap VA

equinox snowpile - 3/20/14

 caffeination on the NJ Turnpike

no sign of green in the new snowbelt, but magnolias are swelling along the Washington Mall

 vox clamantis in the nation's capital

 CT rubes fascinated by underground transport in the metropolis

 Hillsville, VA. pop 200

big shootout at the courthouse with the Allen clan in 1912 - 57 shots in 90 seconds - 7 dead - Jeb Allen got the electric chair

bloodspattered bassets at the consignment shop

 $39.95 gets you a room at the Mountain View Motel, Fancy Gap VA - free internet