Shenandoah Valley Trip Day 2

Driving from Woodstock











Sunday, May 20th. After leaving Creekside Campground in Edinburg, we headed up Rt #11 to Woodstock to pick up Rt #42. Rt#42 begins in Woodstock and continues in a westerly then southerly direction. This highway is a "Virginia Byway" that we had discovered about a year and a half ago--as a great roadway for viewing barns and churches.












We drove Rt #42 until we came to the crossroads for Rt #263 west to Orkney Springs, a location cited by Virginia Wind as a great motorcycle ride. At the end of Rt #263 in Orkney Springs is a grand house, with three levels and porches on the front.

There is an RV/tent campground in Orkney Springs [home of the Shenandoah Music Festival]--it is very primitive, built on a terrace, with little level space--but less than a quarter mile from Orkney Springs proper. Thus, it is an inexpensive place to stay--otherwise, the ski resort at Basye is the nearest place to stay outside of Orkney Springs.












After visiting Orkney Springs, we returned down Rt. #263 back to Rt. #42, and continued towards Timberville.

When we reached Timberville, we turned onto Rt #211, destination New Market. New Market is the home of the Southern Kitchen, a restaurant operating for over 50 years--it is well worth the stop! We paused here for some peanut soup and blackberry pie! There are many specials and just good country cooking here--we recommend it highly!















After a nice visit here, we headed down Rt#11, planning to visit the Endless Caverns and RV Resort. This will be the topic of the next posting.













New Market Gap (R)


Church on Rt #42












On Orkney Grade Road













Garden center












Rt. 263 Diner, Pub, & Tanning Salon
























Town of New Market


Note: Pictures in this session were taken on the fly--my wife was driving the RV [no places to pull over and stop to take pictures], and I was using my Canon Rebel XTi, with shutter priority ranging from 1/640 to 1/1000 sec at ISO 400--and an image stabilized 17 - 85mm lens.