Our Shenandoah Valley Odyssey begins and ends in the tranquil town of Bridgewater , home to the finest collection of vernacular architecture in the Valley.The campus of Bridgewater College will serve as our Bike Virginia home.

After a day of touring the valley's majestic scenery and visiting our first of three caverns, we'll continue northward to Harrisonburg. Our home for the evening is James Madison University , founded in 1908, and named for the Father of the Constitution and America 's fourth president. A short walk to downtown Harrisonburg , founded in 1780, will take you to coffee shops, restaurants, museums, and quaint shops.

Monday, we'll bike along the base of the mighty Massanutten Mountain to the historic towns of New Market and Mount Jackson.

All up and down the Shenandoah Valley , you will experience 300 miles of history, southern hospitality and natural beauty a place that time may have forgotten, but you never will.