September 2012

Well, we've tried two different parking areas, and two different attempts from the prescribed one and have not yet found the alleged 4.2-mile loop that takes you to the top of Fort Lewis Mountain from Bradshaw Road in Roanoke County.

What is there left to say about one of the most popular and most photographed hikes in the area? Well, seven things that maybe aren't quite as common knowledge as the great viewpoint.

Kurt and Gail double down and head to two trails in one weekend, one to "Hey" Rock overlooking Carvins Cove and the other along the Blue Ridge Parkway!

The Mount Pleasant National Scenic area was both exquisitely scenic and nearly empty on this warm Easter Day, with the sky blue and the wildflowers two or three weeks behind where we've walked in recent weeks.