After three days in the Williamsburg area, we were beginning our moderately long drive toward the mountains and the resort of Wintergreen, where we would be meeting up with Beth's extended family for a mini-family reunion. The previous day (July 31st) we spent walking the historic 'downtown' of Colonial Williamsburg. The weather was brutal: air temperatures about 105 and humidity about 70% - dewpoints were in the 80s and heat indices about 115 degrees. I don't care what they say - 115 degrees as a heat index does not compare to 115 degrees as an actual temperature (like what we get in Arizona, usually accompanied by drier air). Both suck! At least when it's 115 in Arizona, the sweat evaporates instantaneously. Here, it just sits on you, collecting, until it feels like it's an inch thick.

Troopers that we are, we carried on, intent to have a good day walking the grounds of Colonial Williamsburg. Williamsburg was an early capital of the Virginia colony, just up the river from Jamestown and pre-dating the current capital, Richmond. The grounds are well kept, and many of the buildings are authentic (obviously kept up over the years). Fortunately we had plenty of opportunities to duck into the air conditioning and cool down, and we ended up having a very interesting afternoon. The price isn't cheap (about $30 for an adult), but it's worth it, especially for history buffs.

Anyway, today was a travel day, with three highpoints planned. The weather looked to be more of the same, so we got an early start. First on the docket was York County's meager highpoint. From Williamsburg we drove northwest about 5 miles along US-60 to the community of Lightfoot, and pulled into a Shell gas station. The highpoint is just a bulge of land out behind the buildings, near an overflow parking lot for a nearby car dealership. Yes, it was this easy. We took the opportunity to get gas, get drinks, and mosey to the highpoint. The whole excursion took just a few minutes, and we were on our way toward Richmond. Next up: Louisa County