2012

Gail Rheinheimer at Black Rock (disregard the time/date stamp, which isn't set!).

Gravel Roads and Mountain Views: A 2,000-Foot Climb

FR 59 to Cornelius Creek Trail to Appalachian Trail to Black Rock; AT to Apple Orchard Falls Trail to FR 59. 10.5 miles.
Left: Kurt stands next to one of the dead hemlocks in Mountain Lake Wilderness, surrounded by dense and living rhododendron. Right: A view from below, up at the skeletons of hemlocks.

Snake! Big Scary Snake!

War Spur Trail, War Branch Trail, Appalachian Trail, Va. 613 loop. 8 miles.
Left: Gail in sock feet and Birkenstocks. Right: We came across Kathryn Estelle's beautifully appropriate Birkenstock embroidery through the Birkenstock blog and Flickr feed - see below for links!

Sunscreen? Check. Nature Books? Check. Hiking Boots?…

July 11: Hoop Hole lower loop. 4.0 miles. July 12. Andy Layne Trail to AT to Tinker Cliffs and back. 7.6 miles.
No knob today: McAfee, a popular AT stop near Catawba, VA. Photo by Bob Stimson, courtesy the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

A Drizzly Day on the Great Trail

Appalachian Trail from Va. 311 northward to just beyond the forest road crossing and back. About 5.2 miles.

Trail Ticks, Trail Nuts

Little Cove Mountain Trail and a short section of Appalachian Trail and back. 6.5 miles.

Departments

Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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