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Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

Eastern Continental Divide

Appalachian Trail from Va. 621 south to crest of Sinking Creek Mountain and back. 7.4 miles.

Back in the Virginia Mountains

Well, the non-St. John March hikes, and may this collective set get me back to better timeliness in write-ups for the countless millions who await them.

The Hikes of St. John Island

You could be one of the luckiest guys there is if you had a girl who would walk with you – rain, snow, cold, wind – weekend after weekend, season after season, for 10 years.

February 2014 Hikes, Well, at Least Till St. John

Time to catch up on many hikes taken but not recorded, with a hope to get back to weekly posts if I do get caught up.

Shelter From the Storm

Our January 2014 hikes were all made in some deference to the weather.

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Eastern Continental Divide

Appalachian Trail from Va. 621 south to crest of Sinking Creek Mountain and back. 7.4 miles.
Gail reaching for the wacky phone on the Hi Dee Ho Trail.

Back in the Virginia Mountains

Well, the non-St. John March hikes, and may this collective set get me back to better timeliness in write-ups for the countless millions who await them.
The view from our back porch at Coconut Coast Villas.

The Hikes of St. John Island

You could be one of the luckiest guys there is if you had a girl who would walk with you – rain, snow, cold, wind – weekend after weekend, season after season, for 10 years.
Kurt and Gail at Apple Orchard Falls 2/23/14.

February 2014 Hikes, Well, at Least Till St. John

Time to catch up on many hikes taken but not recorded, with a hope to get back to weekly posts if I do get caught up.
Aw, lookit, a selfie . . . along the AT near Groseclose 1/12/14.

Shelter From the Storm

Our January 2014 hikes were all made in some deference to the weather.
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