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Kurt’s Hikes

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Easy Old Faves

Kurt's July 2014 hikes.

Hiking to 22 Jump Street

Well, there are urban hikes and then there are urban hikes. Our usuals – the six or so miles total to and from Tanglewood Mall or downtown Roanoke from our house – are pretty tame and manageable.

May/June Hikes Ketchup

The weeks that go fastest by my experience are those where you don't carry out your daily self-commitments AND those where you don't carry out that other self-pledge: to write up the weekend hikes before they get moldy and semi-blurry with time . . .

Graffiti at a Favorite Spot

Hike: May 5, 2014 Appalachian Trail from Daleville to Carvins Cove viewpoint and back. 5.6 miles.

Easy April Walks, Mostly

Easy hikes during the month of April.

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Matthew, left, carries l'il bro Grayson while Lily leads Dad Carl up the Star Trail.

Easy Old Faves

Kurt's July 2014 hikes.

Hiking to 22 Jump Street

Well, there are urban hikes and then there are urban hikes. Our usuals – the six or so miles total to and from Tanglewood Mall or downtown Roanoke from our house – are pretty tame and manageable.
Gail on Cold Mountain June 1, 2014.

May/June Hikes Ketchup

The weeks that go fastest by my experience are those where you don't carry out your daily self-commitments AND those where you don't carry out that other self-pledge: to write up the weekend hikes before they get moldy and semi-blurry with time . . .
Pretty girl, ugly paint (far left) on AT above Carvins Cove.

Graffiti at a Favorite Spot

Hike: May 5, 2014 Appalachian Trail from Daleville to Carvins Cove viewpoint and back. 5.6 miles.
The gaywings were one highlight of the wildflowers along the AT toward Wilson Creek.

Easy April Walks, Mostly

Easy hikes during the month of April.
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