Lake Laura in Autumn

Autumn Leaves

The Shenandoah Valley is beautiful this time of year!

Leaves in Water

New Bryce Resort Fall/Winter Online Guide

Bryce Resort, which is just a few miles from the cabin, has published a new fall/winter travel guide. Click to see the online edition (requires Adobe Flash software to turn the pages).

Apples and Pumpkins!

My family loves to go to Paugh's Orchard, on Route 42, a couple miles south of the intersection of Route 263 and Route 42.  We were there today and had a great time picking out pumpkins.  We also got apples to make some applesauce this week, as well as a few butternut squash.

Mr. Paugh says he'll have apples through the 1st week of December -- great news!

Fall Foliage

Here are some photos of fall foliage, taken last year. This is the view from the cabin's side deck overlooking the lake:


And, a view of the front of the cabin:


We love the cabin at this time of year -- you can't beat the Shenandoah Valley in autumn!

Autumn is Beautiful!

The view from the kitchen window of the cabin:

Lake Laura in Fall

A Walk in the Woods

One of family's favorite activities is to walk around Lake Laura. Just a few steps from our cabin, we have easy access to this 2.5 mile, kid-friendly hike.



This time of year, it's a beautful hour spent out in the woods. Of course, it probably doesn't take most people an hour -- we have to take extra time for snacks!

A Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

This weekend, we worked on getting the cabin stocked for guests but still made time for our annual visit to Todd's Pumpkins. On 263, in between Mount Jackson and Basye, Todd's Pumpkins is on our list of "things not to miss" in October.

As always, we had a great time picking out our pumpkins. They are now proudly on display on our front porch and will be decorated soon. Then, we'll turn them into pumpkin pie!

Fall Foliage

It's not just the chestnut oaks that are beautiful this time of year! The maple trees are gorgeous, too.

From the front porch:



From the back porch: