All along the way, we kept hearing about how unusually dry it was and we were just amazed at how green everything was even so. But since moisture was so badly needed, we didn't have the heart to gripe about the rain. It was almost like the skies were echoing our sadness at the end of our time on the parkway. We were pretty tired by this point after a month of travel and activity on this beautiful Parkway. There is so much to see and do all along the way, we were certainly never bored. It took both me and mom at least a week of rest to recoup from the experience, even as wonderful as it was. Mom says she sits at the computer and just watches the pictures float across her screen as she relives the fun times we had.