New River Gorge and Shenandoah National Park
Felix and I decided that for our vacation this year, we'd visit some friends and some parks in the mid Atlantic area. We flew out late on a Friday night to Raleigh, North Carolina, stayed overnight, and rented a car. First stop was to meet up with Felix's friend Laura. We went on some hikes with her (I don't have pictures). Next, we drove to Greensboro, NC to see my college/work friend, Mitchell and his fiancé, Olivia. We stayed overnight with them and then went to the Carolina Renaissance Festival. I've been to two ren faires around Boston and this faire was definitely the best I've ever been to. It was big and had lots of vendors and shows and all the buildings were in theme. Also, it was supposed to rain and it didn't, so that was great. On Monday morning we said goodbye to our friends and headed to West Virginia to see New River Gorge National Park. We stopped first at the Sandstone visitor center in the southern region of the park, and were pleasantly surp...