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Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

Snowy Hike on Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail from U.S. 220 at Daleville to Carvins Cove overlook at back. About 5.6 miles.

Walking to John Gorka

From our house via the Roanoke River Greenway and Franklin Road to downtown Roanoke and back. About 6 miles.

A Virginia “Classic” in Winter

Rock Castle Gorge loop from Rocky Knob Campground at Parkway milepost 167.1. 10.6 miles

Where 4.0 is really 2.8

Price Mountain and Sulphur Ridge Trails loop. 4 miles

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.

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Snow on Tinker Mountain, 1/26/2013.

Snowy Hike on Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail from U.S. 220 at Daleville to Carvins Cove overlook at back. About 5.6 miles.
Hard to hear, in the typed word, John Gorka's joke as he picked up this G-sharp guitar: "OK, I'm gonna play a little guitar for you know." (As in "talk a little smack" or "tell you a little story" . . . OK, you had to be there.)

Walking to John Gorka

From our house via the Roanoke River Greenway and Franklin Road to downtown Roanoke and back. About 6 miles.
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A Virginia “Classic” in Winter

Rock Castle Gorge loop from Rocky Knob Campground at Parkway milepost 167.1. 10.6 miles
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.
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