Spent the night camping by a stream. Taking a short break at the overlook. The AT crosses Skyline Drive several times as it parallels the same course north through the national park.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
In the clouds
Wet start today, but it's mostly drizzle and fog as I enter shenendoah national park. Supposed to clear up by the evening.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The Search for America's Best Remodel 2014 | This Old House
One of the places I stayed when I came through Cherokee and the Great Smokey Mountains on the AT has been fully restored and is one of the entries in the 2014 This Old House Search for America's Best Remodels. Check out the link above!
Solo hiker again
It was great to have company for a few days! But, duty and Indiana call and that leaves me moving north on my own. Tough day to miss though because within the first mile on the trail, I saw a turkey, a 4 foot black snake, and a bear cub. Momma Bear may have been near but I didn't see her. She was likely watching me...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Thunderstorms and lightning...
In this case, not "very, very frightening" as the Queen song says, but it still got very, very wet! What would a trip hiking the Appalachian Trail be without a torrential downpour to turn the trail into a rapidly running stream?
Monday, May 26, 2014
New hiking partner!
Happy to have him joining me for a few days. We will finish up on the Blue Ridge and head into Shenandoah. No trail name yet, we'll see what happens...
Sunday, May 25, 2014
At the top of Crabtree Falls
This was a spectacular sight that required using a blue blaze side trail off of the main AT. It was a bit longer distance but definitely worth the trip. Crabtree Falls was a constantly morphing massive waterfall.
I took this series a few days ago but I had been in the wilderness with no cell phone or data coverage. I'm posting now from Waynesboro, VA. In the next couple of days, I will move into Shenandoah National Park as the AT runs along Skyline Drive.
Near the middle of falls...
There is a great trail running for 1.7 miles right beside the falls. The falls are steep as you might expect so the trail has some switchbacks along the way.
And finally near the bottom...
Crabtree Falls were spectacular. They cascaded over 1400 feet for about a mile in a continously changing formation. I hope this series of blog posts gives you some sense of their scope. Definitely spectacular with the spring rains running from the peaks of The Priest wilderness.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Lunch in the sun
Enjoying some teriyaki jerky and an apricot Clif bar with some Gatorade on a rock surrounded by butterflies and a rushing, gushing mountain stream. Thanks to the super great support team in NYC for making this lunch possible!
Monday, May 12, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
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