January 16, 2013

Have we mentioned we have matching hiking shoes, with a not-matching-anything dog?

Where 4.0 is really 2.8

Price Mountain and Sulphur Ridge Trails loop. 4 miles
From left: Aden, Kurt and Matthew at Buzzard Rocks looking west, December 23, 2012.

Late December Hikes: Three Nearby Faves

December 15: Parkway Milepost 101.5: FR 191 to AT to Fullhart Knob Shelter and back. December 23: Read Mountain Trail up and back with Aden and Matthew. December 31: Woodthrush Trail to Ridgeline Trail to top of Mill Mountain and down the Star Trail.
The Breaks Interstate Park cabins overlook Laurel Lake, where visitors can paddle a canoe.

Breaks Interstate ‘Like a Vacation House’

For one couple, the lure of the cabins at Breaks Interstate Park on the Virginia/Kentucky border is a four-season pull, with scenery, hiking and solitude adding to the pleasures of the well-equipped cabins.

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

CALENDAR OF EVENTS