So many battlefields in this area that it would be impossible (and draining) to see them all. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove has only been part of the park system for a few years and there are several historical entities involved in keeping it going. The Park Service Visitor Center is in a little strip mall in Middleton but they have an amazing CD they've recorded to provide details as you drive through the historic areas. Be sure to pick up a map as well because there aren't any signs yet and you're driving through so rural areas. Some wrong turns dead end on small roads that are really tricky to turn around on. Trust me on this - get a map.
Back at Walmart for the evening I did get to call the fire department on an older RV with a for sale sign that was dripping something caustic from a tank.
Not sure which tank but it smelled like acetone.
Fire department showed up followed by a hazmat truck. Looked like most of the group is volunteer so I guess this was kind of training for a true hazardous situation without much actual danger.
I think eventually someone called the number on the 'for sale' sign because a car showed up and eventually a tow truck. See how close that rear end is to the ground? A minute ago it was on the ground. I hate to see what the underparts looked like at the end of the tow.
Right next to this area is the undoubtedly phenomenal Shenandoah National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway but I had reached my limit on twisty mountain roads. I headed south through the valley between two mountain ranges.
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