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Pre-geezer hikers block the hazy view from Barney's Wall.

Big Crowd/No Crowd: Cascades/Barney’s Wall

A hot and pretty day, a son and his girlfriend visiting from Raleigh and a good wet spring . . . what better place for a hike than the Cascades and Barney's Wall?
Every time we visit the Audie Murphy Memorial, the rock kairns are bigger and taller.

Thru-Hikers Galore

On this day, we began northward – the hiking direction of 99 percent of the thru-hikers in these Virginia woods at this time of year.
Rain ain't getting to us under this highly sophisticated set-up.

First Tarp!

Well, we've tried two different parking areas, and two different attempts from the prescribed one and have not yet found the alleged 4.2-mile loop that takes you to the top of Fort Lewis Mountain from Bradshaw Road in Roanoke County.
McAfee Knob

Seven McAfee Facts

What is there left to say about one of the most popular and most photographed hikes in the area? Well, seven things that maybe aren't quite as common knowledge as the great viewpoint.

Departments

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.

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