We spent yesterday touring Saltville and visiting the Museum of the Middle Appalachians. Today we took a bunch of backroads and ended up climbing Backbone Rock to the top of the old railroad tunnel, then we walked part of the Appalachian Trial into the town of Damacus Va.. After that we walked part of the Virginia Creeper Trail which follows a great little mountain stream. We ate lunch at one old mill and then stumbled across this one (pictured above) which has been in operation for 214 years, bought some ground popcorn meal to try and make some bread with. The weather has been great and the fall color is fantastic.
