The Shenandoah PCA hosted their 10th Annual Fall Foliage Tour on Sunday, October 18, 2015. We started out at the Mountainside Grill in Crozet where some of us had a hardy breakfast. We then gathered in formation, 21 cars in all, Porsche after pretty Porsche after pretty Porsche. We wound through the backroads of Nelson County and entered the Blue Ridge Parkway..
Our first stop was at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center, where we took a quick rest stop. There is an outdoor Farm Museum depicting life the way it was in the late 19th century. A single-room cabin and several outbuildings were collected nearby and reassembled in the area below Humpback Rocks. There is a trail across the road leading to Humpback Rocks. A short moderate hike suitable for the family, not to be missed.
We then headed South towards the Country Store. Lots of oohs and aahs. There is also a fish hatchery here. No fishing license required. Just pay for the fish you caught, by the pound.
Onward towards Amherst! Once again, we gathered in formation for our final leg of the trip. We drove our last miles on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway, then twisted and turned down Route 60 for our final descent into the quaint little town of Amherst, VA.
We enjoyed great fellowship and a fantastic lunch at Travelers Fine Food & Drink! We thank our trip coordinators, Deane Parker, Hank Weil and Clint Shuler, for there hard work and look forward to their next adventure!
Our PCA members favorite parts of the outing were: seeing all the different Porsches contrasting with the fall colors…the way we drove in unison…beautiful colors…seeing everyone having a good time…good restaurant with good wine…views of the valley and leaves…coming down 60 to town…the restaurant….the time of the year, I loved the parkway…everything, the scenery…the last leg of the road…the down hill twists…lunch…great route, good length drive, very good job…the stop to the restaurant…curvy roads…the turkey on the parkway after the second stop…unsweet tea…the last section of Route 60…the scenery and the people…the !1 people and the beautiful mountains…the country store and the people…the scenery of the blue ridge parkway…the scenic views were lovely…meeting new people…the curvy downward descent!
