If you’ve been following along with me on Facebook then you know I went on a super fun road trip last week to some amazing pet friendly locations. Yesterday I shared my first stop along the way, the National Mall, and today I’m going to share my next pit stop, the Shenandoah National Park!
The Shenandoah National Park is over 200,000 acres of protected lands that is home to deer, birds, black bears and more!
Within minutes of pulling into the park I had already seen a newborn deer cross the road in front of us with it’s mom, and if that weren’t exciting enough, you’ll never guess what I spotted next!
Oh yes, that’s right, I spotted a Black Bear! And not just one black bear, but I saw two….one of which had bear cubs with it (unfortunately my camera crew missed that shot!).
And in case you were wondering what I did when I spotted the bear….I just took it all in. No barking, not one peep, because I may have been safely in my car, but there was no way I was going to give that bear any excuse to eat me! I’m no dummy!
After all that black bear excitement I took a breather to eat my dinner overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains on Skyline drive. Best dinner ever!
After I finished up dinner I checked into my pet friendly accommodations at the Skyland Resort for the night.
My room for the night was pretty basic, but the views were so breathtaking.
Within walking distance of my accommodations was a nice little restaurant that had a pet friendly patio for “to-go” orders. I was lucky enough to eat dinner and breakfast overlooking the blue ridge mountains.
As a bonus there was a nice little bluff that was perfect for watching the sunset from.
After a restful nights sleep it was time to pack up and head out on my next adventure. But before I could hit the road, there was one last thing to do.
Hiking in Shenandoah! The Shenandoah National Park has several trails that pets are not allowed on, so I made sure to hit up one that was, Millers Head.
It had a few nice overlooks of the mountains, and was a relatively shady trail, which was nice on such a hot day.
As I headed out from Shenandoah I enjoyed taking in the scenery along Skyline Drive which runs 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park. It’s the only public road through the park, and honestly makes a road trip that much better with it’s views!
And of course I had to stop to take a few selfies along the way!
The journey ahead to my next destination was long…
…but thankfully my meals came to me!
Make sure you check in on Monday where I’ll share my next big adventure in the Smoky Mountains and visiting the town of Gatlinberg! 
What do you think your dog would have done had it spotted a black bear like I did?
Ammo, my dachshund, Heidi, would have barked at the bear. No doubt about it. It looks like you had a wonderful adventure.
Wow, Ammo – I’m jealous! That looks beautiful! Good think you kept quiet when you saw that bear. I hear they like little sausage snacks. Yikes!
eeek! Glad I was safe inside my car!