Oct 13 Visiting Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello

We stayed a second night at the Broadway KOA so that we could visit Jefferson's home, about an hour away and then drive back to our campsite by way of Skyline Drive, the northern section of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was a very bright man, though he  did hold slaves, some free, some indentured and  some enslaved.  We had a couple of hours to pass before our tour. We listened in on a very informative  talk being given by a black instructor who was a explaining aspects of the slaves who lived in the cabins. This was one of the slave family cabins on Mulberry Row.  Some cabins were the workshops of artisan slaves who excelled in weaving, spinning, tin, nails, carpentering and textiles.

Family cooking area.

The garden on the lower terrace.  The little brick building was a place to sit, reflect and enjoy the mountain view. 

Jefferson  grew 330 varieties of 99 species of vegetables.

Another of the craftsman cabins

I think this was an oak.  I liked the shape of it.

Rear entrance to Monticello

This flower was intriguing.  Wish I could recall the name of it.

Could be a kind of lily.  

Jefferson's grave marker.
"Author of the Declaration of Independence"
The marker was being spiffed up behind the
plastic barrier.
On the way back to our campsite in Broadway, we took the Skyline Drive.  It
was late in the day and foggy. Even so, the scenery
was pretty.
Fog hung over the valley, the sun was trying to break through and it was so quiet.