travel light, wake early, walk far
I’d have to rank Old Loggers Path as one of my favorite trails. Not too long, not too hard. You pass by burbling streams and enjoy scenic valley views. This was going to be my fourth time doing the route—given that it is almost a four-hour drive, you can get a sense of how much... Continue Reading →
When you start telling people that you want an adventure, you really can’t complain when what you get is, in fact, an adventure, right? Some time ago, I decided that I wanted to reprise my section hike of the Mid State Trail, that epic footpath across the center of Pennsylvania, which DC UL had done... Continue Reading →
The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Facebook group is full of great information about the trail, including current conditions. Water sources seemed to be running well – good news. Maybe there is a problem with the pump at Grindle – we’ll keep an eye on that. And then, worms. Specifically inchworms. Or, to be very precise,... Continue Reading →
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but—in full disclosure—I didn’t have high expectations for this route. Michael and I are working on updating the Shenandoah day hike book so the goal was to get Bear Church Rock into the mix and then walk more to get a high-mileage day for general training purposes. My usual mode... Continue Reading →
Saturday morning we met at Vienna and Beks, Chris, Lacey, and Mai headed out to our epic adventure up and over Apple Orchard Mountain. We left our cars at the 501 parking lot near the James River bridge. Our shuttle driver Charlie (from Stanimals) was a former AT thru hiker with a wry sense of... Continue Reading →
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