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November 1, 2026
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This favorite has become a bit of a tradition for New Year's Day or Eve over the past several years when we're in town. And for others too, it seems, as there's generally a little crowd up top.
This pretty easy loop brought us into contact with more horses – at least a dozen – than we'd seen at Carvins Cove in all our previous walks there combined. They were being ridden by polite people who all offered thanks for our yielding to
What better time than Christmas Day afternoon to make our fourth attempt to find the trailhead to get up Fort Lewis Mountain near Salem. This time, equipped with info from a Roanoke AT Club guy who was to lead a hike there the next week,
This mostly paved urban walk was occasioned by a busy weekend and was timed to include a 4 pm indoor soccer game for the two nine-year-old grandsons, Matthew and Aden.
The first winter-feeling hike day of the season needed a destination with a fire pit just to get The Day Hiker out the door.
This favorite has become a bit of a tradition for New Year's Day or Eve over the past several years when we're in town. And for others too, it seems, as there's generally a little crowd up top.
This pretty easy loop brought us into contact with more horses – at least a dozen – than we'd seen at Carvins Cove in all our previous walks there combined. They were being ridden by polite people who all offered thanks for our yielding to them.
What better time than Christmas Day afternoon to make our fourth attempt to find the trailhead to get up Fort Lewis Mountain near Salem. This time, equipped with info from a Roanoke AT Club guy who was to lead a hike there the next week, we found it!
This mostly paved urban walk was occasioned by a busy weekend and was timed to include a 4 pm indoor soccer game for the two nine-year-old grandsons, Matthew and Aden.
The first winter-feeling hike day of the season needed a destination with a fire pit just to get The Day Hiker out the door.
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