Tag Archives: Shenandoah Valley

Shenandoah Valley & Shenandoah National Park, July 26 & Sherando Lake, July 28, 2019

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Sharon

We weren’t able to get camping reservations for the weekend, so on Friday, July 26th we decided to do a day trip through the Shenandoah Valley. After crossing Afton Mountain, we drove north on Rt. 340. One of our first … Continue reading →

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Tarentum, PA – July 2017

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Sharon

My paternal Barrett and Koontz grandparents were from Pennsylvania, and my father and his siblings were born there, in the town of Tarentum.  The family moved to Indiana in the mid-1930s, and although some of my cousins who live in … Continue reading →

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Campgrounds and Coincidences – May 29, 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Sharon

We thought about working in the yard; we really did!  But with a basically sunny day–after so many rainy weekends–we decided to go for a drive, instead. We headed west on Rt. 250 and got on the Blue Ridge Parkway at … Continue reading →

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