Camping In the Clouds

Following up on our recent trip to Shenandoah, C and I decided to go back and camp. Our plan was to leave DC Friday after school, camp at a campsite that night, then we were going to wake up early Saturday, hike all day and backcountry camp that night. Only to wake up Sunday, finish the hike and rush back for services.

However, after an all night rainstorm Friday evening, we awoke to this:

Yes, that is my car fading into the fog - we could barely see 20 feet. Realizing camping (without the waterproof bottom for our tent) in the wilderness in this fog/rain would not be fun, we decided just to do most of our planned hike (about 10 miles).

While it was not quite as foggy on our hike, it was still very raining and cloudy - it didn't matter that we hiked a mountain ridge, because you could not see anything.

BUT - finally, after 36 hours of rain and cloudiness, C & I awoke Sunday morning to sunshine (yeah) and low clouds (in the valleys, but not around the mountains). There was only one thing to do...DANCE:

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