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Kurt’s Hikes: Good Afternoon, Irene

On this day, we took a new-to-us short route up, to look over and see Hurricane Irene hit the Virginia coast.

Walking the Roanoke Valley Horse Trail, Looking for Parkway Plan Answers

The Blue Ridge Parkway is seeking comment on a new trail plan for the Roanoke Valley section of the parkway. See it here: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/roanokevalleytrailplan

Of Spiders and Hermits

The thing about ocean-area hikes that aren't along the beach is that they all have three things in common: They're hot, they've got bugs and the Day Hiker talks a lot about 1 and 2 above.

The Classic Beach Walk

The bad thing about a beach walk is that you generally run into an inlet at some point, and have to turn around. Read More

The View from 4,365 Feet

With another 95-plus day in the Roanoke area, we headed for the high elevation of the Mountain Lake Resort and Wilderness area.

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Kurt’s Hikes: Good Afternoon, Irene

On this day, we took a new-to-us short route up, to look over and see Hurricane Irene hit the Virginia coast.

Walking the Roanoke Valley Horse Trail, Looking for Parkway Plan Answers

The Blue Ridge Parkway is seeking comment on a new trail plan for the Roanoke Valley section of the parkway. See it here: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/roanokevalleytrailplan
Robert Harrill lived in this structure for 17 years.

Of Spiders and Hermits

The thing about ocean-area hikes that aren't along the beach is that they all have three things in common: They're hot, they've got bugs and the Day Hiker talks a lot about 1 and 2 above.
The beach!

The Classic Beach Walk

The bad thing about a beach walk is that you generally run into an inlet at some point, and have to turn around. Read More
Left: The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All pauses atop 4,365-foot Bald Knob. Right: The boathouse is at the water's edge in good times for Mountain Lake; on this day, it's a long way over dry land from the minimal remnant.

The View from 4,365 Feet

With another 95-plus day in the Roanoke area, we headed for the high elevation of the Mountain Lake Resort and Wilderness area.
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Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

May 1, 2026

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