A friend, Hubby, and myself hiked up our favorite mountain in Shenandoah, Old Rag. The 9 mile hike we have probably done about 4 times now. The view at the top, the rock scrambling, the anticipation of the long climb makes this hike worth it. We really took in our surroundings and appreciated this climb... Continue Reading →
Old Rag: Touches of Fall
A day hike was calling our names. We figured we should try and make a trip up to the mountains before our schedule gets busy with a few trips down to Florida to attend some weddings before the years end. I got off work around 10 p.m. Friday night and we left the house only... Continue Reading →
The Mountains are Calling
White oak Canyon & Old Rag back packing trip. Finally back in the mountains since last November. The trip started at 3 am when we left for the mountains. We made it to the trail head around 7:30 am but we ran into a problem. Our friend that was meeting us there and said he... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Mountains
This past weekend my husband went hiking in the Blue Ridge mountains and I had a girl's weekend! Austin found a group that goes hiking along the AT, which one duo (father and son) are thru hiking the AT, how awesome! The three day hiking trip turned into two when they realized how fast they... Continue Reading →
Farewell 2016
2016 We are two days away from the new year so I thought I would reflect on the past year. As with any year or period of time friends will come and go. I have lost friends this year but got even closer to others. Which I am pretty proud of because I have... Continue Reading →
Hiking Swift Run Gap on the Appalachian Trail, 17 miles
Five of us set out to embrace the cold November Virginia air, the scenic views, and the adventure of back packing. Thursday night we set out for Richmond to cut our driving time Friday morning. Plus, some of our essential gear had not made it in the mail yet so we needed to stop at... Continue Reading →