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September 2012

The Dragon's Tooth formation hides Matthew pretty well.

Rock Scrambling and Luch with Grandson in Tow

With grandson Matthew in tow and occasionally in front, we used a pretty afternoon to take on this pretty easy hike.

Early Wildflowers on the AT

With its three distinct sections, this hike is a good one for nearly-spring when, especially in the lower section along the creeks, the early wildflowers are popping.
Ol’ Fluff has for 10 years been a loyal, obedient, kindly pet, with no real faults except for his penchant to answer, now and again, to the call of the wild.

A Good Dog Comes Home

Kurt's family's dog Fluff, who disappeared on a hike back in November, has come home again! This is Kurt's column, published in the March/April issue of The Roanoker, Blue Ridge Country's sister magazine.
With strong rains only hours behind, the river far below the Mill Mountain overlook ran deep and muddy, but stayed within its banks. (Note the recently installed guide to area mountains at the overlook.)

A Blustery Roanoke Hike

On a rainy day we stayed close to home, and started out carrying umbrellas along the greenway beside the swollen, Werther's-colored Roanoke River as it sped along beside us, fed by small streams rushing into it with heavy rains of the night before.
Remains of the old swimming pool along the stream below the former Camp Kewanzee.

Greatest Hiker, Worst ‘Shwacker

We picked this pretty-easy section of Appalachian Trail, in order to do some poking around at the former site of Camp Kewanzee, which was operated from 1926 to 1950, and had its 500-acre territory shrunk in 1939 when the parkway people came along.
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