A View from the Mountains By Hank Silverberg My wife and I got in the car this past week for a trip back in time. We wanted to go somewhere where we didn't have to wear a mask and could stay away from other people. Our destination was 77 miles and about 90 minutes from our home to the pristine Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia. The Shenandoah National Park is there thanks to the foresight of Teddy Roosevelt, who was instrumental in setting up our national park system. It is accessible thanks to his cousin FDR who created the Civilian Conservation Corps which built Skyline Drive and it's rustic campsites in the 1930's. The CCC was a popular project that put thousands of Americans to work during the Great Depression. (My photo of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley viewed from Skyline Drive) We were in the mountains for about three hours, but were treated to spectacular views and a peaceful picnic stop. For $20 (senior citizen price) for an annual pass, we were able to ...