Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

Why geezers shouldn’t take selfies: Gail and Kurt in the Grassy Hill Natural Area

Kurt’s January 2017 Hikes

Editor Kurt and the Greatest Day Hiker share their January hiking adventures.
Kurt works at creating a smooth-handled hiking stick for Gail for the descent, since it was, you know, his fault that the hiking poles got left in the car, 2,424 feet below.

Kurt’s December Hikes

Even in cold December weather, Editor Kurt and his wife managed to get in a few good hikes. See where they hiked here.
Looking out over the Shenandoah Valley: Kurt and Gail on the AT toward Cold Mountain, 11/19/16.

Kurt’s November Hikes

Editor Kurt's November hikes are full of food and play.
The Greatest Day H(b)iker  Of Them All pauses at the Lynchburg LOVEworks sign along the Riverwalk.

All Careful, All Urban

See Kurt's Hikes for October with an all-urban, all-smooth, all-flat for the month journey due to the Day Hiker's recent surgery.
Wind-blown chick on New River Trail.

Well, Bike-Hikes

See Editor Kurt's hikes--well, more like bikes--in the month of September!

Departments

Smith Mountain Lake Virginia is a hidden gem within the Blue Ridge Mountains. This beautiful area features boating, sailing, hiking, shopping, fishing, and much more.
From The Editor

Sarah Smiles: The Lake Effect

Growing up, many of my weekends were spent at my late step-grandmother’s house on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.

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