Front Royal

Our original plan today was to do the Mosby Driving tour... but the heat is so awful we decided to stay in Front Royal. We got a driving tour and spent the afternoon following it and enjoying the air-conditioned car....

This church is still here...

One of the roads we followed is still unpaved. It hasn't changed much in 150+ years, just a little bit wider. The troops did follow this road....

In a clearing we could see one of the turns of the Skyline Drive. It starts at Front Royal

One can't do a good Civil War tour unless you stop at old cemeteries. This one in Front Royal was the site where the Virginians defended by placing their big guns.

There is always a sad story to be told.....

As a BIG POINT OF REFERENCE..... TODAY I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE HEAT....

it is nasty hot here. The wind is hot.... I feel like I'm standing in front of the Gates of Hell....