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Otter Creek Redeux
10/20, 10/21, 10/22
Almost in spite of the barking ankle biters and generator addicted campers all around Otter Creek is one of the most beautiful campgrounds on the Parkway. It’s fairly small and there only about 5 spots that sit along side the creek in one loop and another 6 or 7 in the other loop. Aside from the scale and delightful sound of the creek it is the treed grounds with a tall canopy that inspires. It is late October and Fall is in full flower. Early morning walks will reward you with the rising sun’s rays coming over the tree filled hill sides with light glowing shafts shooting between trunks and leafy branches. Foliage is backlit and incandescent. Ocassionally one can feel drops of sprinkles and looking upward will find a cloudless blue sky through the latticed upper story. One realises that it was just a high passing breeze with enough hand to shake the early morning dew from the upper leaves that fell like a gentle rain.
As the weather was grand yesterday we drove for the pleasure without the Airstream to a few local sites including the James River. The Park Service historical display taught us of the James River’s canal system in the 1800’s that ran for almost 200 miles!
Back at camp we liesurely collected firewood for a full fledged campfire and dinner with wine. In comfortable sling chairs there was a lot of leaning back to watch the autumn leaves drifting, spiraling and gliding downward. You just sat still and challenged, invited really, one to land on your person. Otter Creek chuckled without end as we watched the last climbing embers reach for the full moon sky.
This was such a sweet stay and can only hope that someday soon another stay will be as sweet. We know there will be. Lets keep in touch.
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