Road Trip - Day 1

We're making this a 5 day trip. We'll average around 5-6 hours a day and take breaks when there is something to see. Today was full of observations:

• Route 78 has no pee stops - ouch
• Route 81 is better that way
• Favorite sight - a beautiful dark green corn field next to a golden field of wheat
• There are a lot of Civil War battlefields - we stopped at none (Antietam was close, but we were aimed toward Luray Caverns)
• Too many trucks are on the road. They clog things up a lot, along with idiots in cars. Why is my road crowded?
  
• Luray, Virginia is a nice small town. We were there a short time for lunch, but noticed how clean and presentable it was. It is the kind of town that America was filled with prior to the advent of the mall. It has small businesses along a main street. There is a stream going through town, with garden spots along the bank. There is a farmer's market. You can get barbecue here (we did for lunch). It was kind of pretty and normal.
• Luray Caverns is huge! We walked 1 1/2 miles through the Caverns, and there was more than we saw. This is one of the most impressive caves we have seen - not that we have seen all that many. Here are a few pictures.
• Hot as hell, though. We left 70 in Flemington at 7:30AM and here it was 93. Austin is reported to be over 100.

  

  

There is still a lot of running (and dripping) water in this cave. There are a couple of pools that have beautiful reflections. My photos don't do it justice. The flash disrupts the image by showing through to the bottom of the pool.