{"id":5860,"date":"2021-03-20T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=5860"},"modified":"2021-03-20T15:39:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T19:39:00","slug":"seven-bends-state-park-woodstock-va-march-14-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=5860","title":{"rendered":"Seven Bends State Park, Woodstock, VA &#8211; March 14, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While looking at a map of the Shenandoah Valley, I noticed a relatively new state park that we hadn&#8217;t been to.  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/state-parks\/seven-bends#general_information\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/state-parks\/seven-bends#general_information\" target=\"_blank\"> Seven Bends State Park<\/a>, near Woodstock, VA, is located on the North Fork Shenandoah River.  We always enjoy being near rivers, so we decided to take advantage of a beautiful late winter day to check out this new-to-us park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/000-Map.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/000-Map.jpg 608w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/000-Map-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/000-Map-150x137.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course for us, getting there (wherever &#8220;there&#8221; might be) is part of the adventure, so we chose a route consisting of all secondary roads, starting with Rt. 250 West over Afton Mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/001-AftonMt-Rt250-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5861\" class=\"wp-image-5861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/001-AftonMt-Rt250-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/001-AftonMt-Rt250-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/001-AftonMt-Rt250-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/001-AftonMt-Rt250-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/001-AftonMt-Rt250-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/001-AftonMt-Rt250-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/002-AftonMt-Rt250-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5862\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/002-AftonMt-Rt250-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=5862\" class=\"wp-image-5862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/002-AftonMt-Rt250-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/002-AftonMt-Rt250-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/002-AftonMt-Rt250-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/002-AftonMt-Rt250-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/002-AftonMt-Rt250-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/002-AftonMt-Rt250-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once in Waynesboro, VA, we turned onto Rt. 340 North and followed it through the little towns of Grottos, Elkton, and Shenandoah until we were just southwest of Luray, VA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-Rt340-Massanutten-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-Rt340-Massanutten-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-Rt340-Massanutten-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-Rt340-Massanutten-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-Rt340-Massanutten-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-Rt340-Massanutten-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-Rt340-Massanutten-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/004-Rt340-Shenandoah-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/004-Rt340-Shenandoah-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/004-Rt340-Shenandoah-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/004-Rt340-Shenandoah-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/004-Rt340-Shenandoah-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/004-Rt340-Shenandoah-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/004-Rt340-Shenandoah-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/005-Rt340-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/005-Rt340-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/005-Rt340-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/005-Rt340-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/005-Rt340-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/005-Rt340-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/005-Rt340-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We turned west on Rt. 211, and this took us over a mountain into the town of New Market.  From there we drove north on Rt. 11 until we reached Woodstock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/006-Rt211W-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5866\" class=\"wp-image-5866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/006-Rt211W-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/006-Rt211W-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/006-Rt211W-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/006-Rt211W-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/006-Rt211W-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/006-Rt211W-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/007-Rt211W-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5867\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/007-Rt211W-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=5867\" class=\"wp-image-5867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/007-Rt211W-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/007-Rt211W-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/007-Rt211W-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/007-Rt211W-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/007-Rt211W-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/007-Rt211W-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/009-Rt.211-Mountain-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5868\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/009-Rt.211-Mountain-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=5868\" class=\"wp-image-5868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/009-Rt.211-Mountain-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/009-Rt.211-Mountain-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/009-Rt.211-Mountain-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/009-Rt.211-Mountain-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/009-Rt.211-Mountain-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/009-Rt.211-Mountain-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/010-Rt11-NewMarket-Mill-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5869\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/010-Rt11-NewMarket-Mill-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=5869\" class=\"wp-image-5869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/010-Rt11-NewMarket-Mill-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/010-Rt11-NewMarket-Mill-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/010-Rt11-NewMarket-Mill-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/010-Rt11-NewMarket-Mill-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/010-Rt11-NewMarket-Mill-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/010-Rt11-NewMarket-Mill-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we followed the signs towards Seven Bends State Park, we were surprised to see that there were two sections&#8211;one on Lupton Road, and the other on Hollingsworth Road.  We were even<em> more<\/em> surprised to find that Hollingsworth turned into a dirt road that went down a very narrow, curvy, steep hill&#8211;with no guardrails.  Yikes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next surprise was that we had to go across a one-lane concrete bridge that was just a couple of feet above the North Fork Shenandoah River! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/011-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/011-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/011-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/011-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/011-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/011-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/011-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Crossing the North Fork Shenandoah River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/012-SevenBends-Sign-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/012-SevenBends-Sign-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/012-SevenBends-Sign-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/012-SevenBends-Sign-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/012-SevenBends-Sign-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/012-SevenBends-Sign-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/012-SevenBends-Sign-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So what <em>wasn&#8217;t<\/em> a surprise was realizing why this is a <em>day use only<\/em> park. Due to the access roads and the very real potential for flooding, I&#8217;m not sure there would ever be a way to build a campground at Seven Bends&#8230;. Still, it would be a great place to kayak!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/013-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/013-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/013-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/013-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/013-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/013-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/013-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/014-Sharon-SevenBends-StatePark-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/014-Sharon-SevenBends-StatePark-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/014-Sharon-SevenBends-StatePark-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/014-Sharon-SevenBends-StatePark-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/014-Sharon-SevenBends-StatePark-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/014-Sharon-SevenBends-StatePark-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/014-Sharon-SevenBends-StatePark-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/015-SevenBends-StatePark-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/015-SevenBends-StatePark-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/015-SevenBends-StatePark-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/015-SevenBends-StatePark-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/015-SevenBends-StatePark-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/015-SevenBends-StatePark-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/015-SevenBends-StatePark-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After walking a short distance along the river on the &#8220;Bass Bight Trail,&#8221; we went back to the car and drove to the other section of the park on Lupton Road.  Once again we had to cross a low concrete bridge to gain access to the park.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/016-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/016-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/016-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/016-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/016-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/016-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/016-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/017-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/017-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/017-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/017-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/017-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/017-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/017-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/018-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-SBSP-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/018-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-SBSP-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/018-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-SBSP-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/018-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-SBSP-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/018-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-SBSP-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/018-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-SBSP-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/018-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-SBSP-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>View of the bridge spanning the North Fork Shenandoah River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/019-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/019-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/019-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/019-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/019-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/019-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/019-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/020-Sharon-Love-Wayne-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5881\" 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height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/021-Water-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/021-Water-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/021-Water-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/021-Water-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/021-Water-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/021-Water-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/021-Water-NorthFork-ShenandoahRiver-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 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Jackson, and others little towns on Rt. 11 before taking even more &#8220;secondary&#8221; secondary roads across the Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/026-Rt11-Edinburg-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/026-Rt11-Edinburg-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/026-Rt11-Edinburg-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/026-Rt11-Edinburg-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/026-Rt11-Edinburg-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/026-Rt11-Edinburg-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/026-Rt11-Edinburg-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/027-Rt257-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/027-Rt257-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/027-Rt257-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/027-Rt257-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/027-Rt257-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/027-Rt257-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/027-Rt257-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/028-Rt257-Mountains-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/028-Rt257-Mountains-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/028-Rt257-Mountains-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/028-Rt257-Mountains-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/028-Rt257-Mountains-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/028-Rt257-Mountains-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/028-Rt257-Mountains-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Virginia has 39 state parks.  We&#8217;ve visited some of them numerous times, but so far we&#8217;ve been to less than<em> half <\/em>of them!  We&#8217;ll work on this; it&#8217;s good to have goals. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next time,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharon &amp; Wayne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While looking at a map of the Shenandoah Valley, I noticed a relatively new state park that we hadn&#8217;t been to. Seven Bends State Park, near Woodstock, VA, is located on the North Fork Shenandoah River. 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