I pulled an itinerary audible and cut my stay in DC short by 1 day. My parents (the hippy boat folks) are currently traveling up the East coast and I decided to pull out a day in DC to add a day in Charleston with my daughter and parents. Good trade, but I certainly plan on going back to DC for an extended visit!
The ride down from DC (actually - Annanndale, MD) was very nice. This trip is so much more enjoyable when I am not on the major interstates.
I'm hell bent on getting back into taking pictures as I enter states and saw a good (reasonable) opportunity as I left Maryland and entered Virginia. Since I didn't (and still don't) have a Maryland photo, I pulled over for the shot below. The sign is immediately prior to a bridge that crosses the Potomic which is the boarder between Maryland and Virginia. What I didn't realize is that next to the bridge and sign is a Nuclear power plant. When I stopped, there were no cops anywhere. But by the time I had pulled over and snapped the shot a cop had pulled up behind me and the 20 questions started. Apparently they don't like people stopping on the side of the road and taking pictures with a camera that has a "High powered lens", near a major bridge, next to a Nuclear power plant.
I should have taken a picture with the police officer, but he didn't appear to be in the mood..
And as I enter Virginia (no cop issues!):
The ride through Virginia was a lot of fun. As I noted above the back roads are really the way to see this country.
Look at the pretty cylinder sticking out there!
The tri-pod shakes a lot so I tried the next best thing:
At lunch, the little diner I ate at had a place-mat which was a coloring sheet of the US. I decided to map out my journey so far.
Next stop is somewhere in North Carolina...
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