Dawgs, I couldn't make it this time to visit Virginia's newest state bark, but I sent Mum who took a friend and followed my instructions bark for bark.

I told them to find cool dawgs at Natural Bridge State Bark to interview, and they did. I also asked them find out how truly pet friendly this bark is. Will dawgs feel in the way and unwelcomed? They looked into this too. Good Mum, good.

This cool dawg brought the family to Natural Bridge State Bark straight from running the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC, what a patriotic fella

They were here all the way from the sunshine state, Florida and wanted to visit this Virginia State Bark before they went home

HOT DAWGS

Hot dawgs love Virginia State Barks, even though the trail may seem to go on forever

This family had three dawgs but one avoided Mum so she couldn't take a photo 

This is what they wuz takin' a photo of, look close see the little people down there under the bridge?

MEMORABLE

Mum said she had so many sayings flood back to her when she stood in front of this massive bridge, so I said she could share a few with yawl:

• Don't cross the bridge til you come to it
• It takes both sides to build a bridge
• We build too many walls and not enough bridges
• Don't burn your bridges
• Love builds bridges where there are none

I bet yawl can think of a few too.

HIKIN'

There are more than 6 miles of trails at beautiful Natural Bridge State Bark, but the main trail, the one most everyone enjoys follows along Cedar Creek to the very end where you see a waterfall, called Lace Falls, and it is the best.

It goes right under the bridge and has a rock wall to lead you all the way down for 1 mile, so you can't possibly get lost. You have to come back the way you went, it isn't a loop. But it is so pretty seein' it twice is just as nice.

GET YOUR TAILS ON THE TRAILS!

Bailey and her family are from Richmond Va and this was her first visit to a Virginia State Bark, and she loved it, but of course we knew she would, she's an Old English Sheepdawg since Thomas Jefferson bought Natural Bridge from King George III of England for 20 shillings in 1774

Bailey is 13 and did the whole Cedar Creek Trail hike

Mum was impressed, they drove over 2 hours just to visit this Virginia State Bark

Mum said the cool dawgs were all so well behaved and their families cleaned up after them at Natural Bridge State Bark, and the bark welcomes dawgs

Bella's folks spent their honeymoon at Natural Bridge 30 years ago and came all the way from North Carolina to see it again (Mum thought that was very romantic)

Bella saw a squirrel and was distracted a little bit during her interview

WHERE

Directions to Natural Bridge State Bark are super easy, from the South on I-81 take Exit 175 and from the North on I-81 take exit 180A and just follow the signs to the bark. It is a day use bark which means when the sun goes down, you go down the road too.

You can also just bring your two-leggeds to a Virginia State Bark to enjoy themselves like this family did and what Mum and her friend did for the day

Remember, paws were meant to get muddy! 

Calling all cool dawgs