Virginia: Day 3 continues

After leaving the Frontier Culture Museum we started down the highway toward the Natural Bridge.  This was one of our planned stops before leaving the state.  The Natural Bridge is a place that was a favorite place of Thomas Jefferson.  In fact he spent a few dollars and purchased it from the King of England.

Before seeing the bridge we visited the caverns next door.  This was why I brought my pull over jacket.

After returning to the surface we headed over to the Natural Bridge.  By this time we had seen many pictures of the bridge but to stand underneath it and walk the path was so much more impressive.

 look at the scale of this place with the people on the trail below:

There are a few carvings of initials in the walls - including one that is possibly George Washington's carving.

It was about dinner time after leaving the Natural Bridge and we had been walking all day.  In our quest for BBQ we found ourselves further south on I-81 in Roanoke, VA.  Mission BBQ is where we ended up and it turns out is a chain of restaurants.  If there is one near you we recommend it.

We found a nice hotel in nearby Salem to finish off day 3.  

Next up, the last day of our trip.  We had one more stop to make.