January 8, 2016 by Kylena

Living it Up on the Loudoun Heights Trail

Mid-Week hikes are a luxury. While the rest of the world shuffles off to work, the Maryland Trail Dames were getting ready to cross the 340 bridge by pulling our gloves, hats, and layers into place. The crossing of the bridge would be the killer with traffic whizzing past blasting us with cold air and fumes. A necessary evil in order to start climbing Loudoun Heights on the other side of the Shenandoah River. At 10 am Wednesday morning it was bitter cold, yet bright and sunny, so we anticipated shedding some of those layers as we climbed almost 1000 feet to ridge!

The parking lot is a fee area, so pay the $10 bucks to support the NPS. The pass is good for three days, so after I finish this post I might head back for another hike in the area! 🙂

340 Bridge over the Shenandoah River looking towards West Virginia side

Once we crossed the bridge, we climbed the AT up, up, and up and as AnnaMarie would say “Suck it up, Buttercup”! As expected a few layers came off! Thelma, a fellow Trail Dame, suggested we take the orange trail first, then loop back on the blue trail. Great suggestion! The orange trail was extremely pleasant! It was a nice change from constantly going up. It is level and well marked which allowed us to make good time with little effort!

In the summer, this hike would have only the views marked on the map…two at power lines, then another at Split Rock. But in winter? Ahhhh…all the views you could want! No leaves make mountain hikes even more glorious.

Holy crap! I think my lips are purple! 🙂

The path became more rolling once we met up with the blue trail. We went to the left, headed for Split Rock. It all seems so easy…because the trail is going down to Split Rock. The view here though is worth it! and the women on the trail with me were so funny!

“Suck it up, Buttercup!” became a repeated joke as we met each hill with gusto. At each overlook we had a micromanager or two when it came to picture time…after being asked to tilt the camera this way and that way, and move to the right, then to the left I busted out laughing…”What is your job anyway???” Snorts of laughter permeated the air. 🙂 and don’t even let me start with the selfie stick…oh jees’…It was a good thing no one else was on the trail!

Looking across at Maryland Heights

View of Harper’s Ferry from Split Rock

Like a Model Train Set!

After lunch at Split Rock, we climbed up to the ridge once more. There were some sweaty faces in that last push to the ridge! Then it was easy, a little rocky, but easy sailing on the blue trail and a quick trip down the AT back to the 340 bridge.

Looking calm, cool, and collected…like they hadn’t even exerted themselves. 🙂

In the whole time we were on the mountain, we did not see any other hikers! So if one is looking for solitude on this hike, go on a weekday. I have heard that on the weekends it can be crowded at Split Rock. I totally get that because it is such a great place!

We finished at 2:30 and the sun never really made it over the ridge. Still seemed like morning with the long shadows filling the valley.

Off to more chilly adventures! Hike On!

December 1, 2015 by Kylena

AT-PA Rt. 501 to Swatara Gap Rt. 72

The last section of Pennsylvania!!! Woot!

It wasn’t clear whether I was going to be able to get this state done before the end of the year. I was determined, however, and put an all out call to any of my Facebook friends who might want to do this last 12 miles with me…and one of them said YES!!!!

My friend, Lola, and I opted outside on Black Friday! I had to leave pretty early from Frederick, Maryland to get to Swatara Gap by 8:15 am. I pulled up beside the iron bridge with time to spare…only to notice that there are new signs declaring cars will be towed. Well, this is new to me. The last time I was here it was okay to park on the side of Rt. 72…NO MORE! So when Lola cruised in behind me a few minutes later we backtracked, going around to the back of the creek, on the old State Road, in order to park in the “real” parking lot. Just an fyi folks…no parking on Rt. 72 anymore! (maybe it was always illegal…but lots of people did it, including me, and never got a ticket or anything)

Ready to go! Last section of PA underway!

With one car properly parked, we headed to 501 to begin the last section of PA for me!!! This day was meant to be. Warm temps, blue skies, …Black Friday? Felt like an early spring day!

We were greeted with a fantastic view just south of 501. After that it was pretty decent hiking (with the understanding that it is Pennsylvania and there are the regular amount of rocks along the way).

A nice sunny spot was waiting for me at the William Penn Shelter. I took the opportunity to soak up the sun while chomping on a crisp apple…oh the delights of fall. “What the heck?…Oh, my phone.” It was in my right pocket and digging into my hip in a way that was none too comfortable, so I rolled to my left hip and yanked it out. Apparently, my chapstick felt the need to also exit my pocket in a leap for freedom and promptly fell through a crack in the floor of the shelter to the ground below. The one item I hated to lose. *sniff* “Bye-bye chapstick…so sad you are gone.” 😦

Moving on, the trail resumed the regular rocky until after the old powerline view. For about a quarter mile there are some bigger rocks which required a bit of rock hopping. “Come on rocks, dance with me!” I muttered under my breath as I tipped forward, then backwards, on one of the looser specimens. At this point, I looked to my left and right. I stopped, calling back to Lola, who was doing a bit of dancing of her own. “Look at that” I exclaimed, pointing to the woods beside the trail. “Do you see ANY rocks over there???” It was a rhetorical question, as there were NO rocks to be seen anywhere EXCEPT where we were walking…teetering…whatever. Oh, Pennsylvania, you amuse me…

1000 miles going southbound!

It seems my feet have gotten soft since my backpack in PA this summer. As we approached the steep downhill into Swatara Gap, they were quite vocal in their disapproval of this 12 miles! When I stepped onto the road, after following the trail underneath I-81, it felt so good! Level ground, no rocks!

Whelp! PA section is complete!

Yessss!!!! FINALLY FINISHED PENNSYLVANIA!

It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be, and there are some sections I would love to do again! I loved this state most for the people who hiked it with me. Dirigo, Python, Google, CanDo, Queen V, Lola and many other women I met through Trail Dames. Also, my brother, Albie, who hiked a portion of the trail between Pine Grove Furnace and Caledonia SP with me. He showed me that I could do a 15 mile day! Brothers are awesome!! 🙂 🙂

On to Virginia and softer trails! Hike On! 🙂

September 28, 2015 by Kylena

Fogged in at Tentsite #43 (Day 2 – Saturday 9/26/2015)

I left this story as Sidekick Pauli and I were preparing for a night in the tent. She was on her cushy mat covered with a fleece pad and I made myself as comfy as possible on my Thermarest pad. I had my 20 degree bag underneath and my 35 covering us both like a quilt. It was quite cozy as darkness fell and Sidekick Pauli’s little snores kept me company as I read my book with a headlamp. The soothing pitter-patter of raindrops soon had my eyes lids drooping, so I called it a night and drifted off into dream land.

Campgrounds!!! Boom-boom-whack-boom…a family had rolled in after dark and by the sound of it were constructing the Taj Mahal. No need to worry about the bears…back to sleep…

Peeking my head out of the tent in the morning I couldn’t see more than ten feet in front of me! That was pretty wild. I waited about an hour for a little more light to filter through the fog, then headed to the car. “Let’s go, Pauli! This is car camping, I need coffee!” and I found it at the Wayside…gladly paid $3.04 for a coffee they branded as a “large” but would have been classified as a medium (or a “grande” for you Starbucks folks 🙂 )

Need coffee…what a welcome site on a chilly, wet morning.

Then I headed south with the intention of finding a place to hike where the fog was not as heavy. This turned into quite a quest! I drove into the southern section of the park and found a few beautiful views.

Southern Section Overlook

We hiked a little of this and little of that as I drove back north towards Big Meadows, where it was just as foggy as I had left it! I decided we could walk down the road to Rapidan. I was NOT going into the Meadow in that fog…good God, I could have been lost for hours!!

I can’t see anything!

We had a good time and eventually the fog lifted in the Meadow, so we entered and found many beautiful wildflowers, in addition to an apple tree dripping with apples! We were ready for lunch soon after stomping up, down, and around Big Meadows.

Walking into the Meadow on the Rapidan Fire Road.

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Heading back to the tentsite I took in the spread of the Taj Mahal campers. Two huge tents, food everywhere, and the number of red Dixie cups would positively have the Leave No Trace peep’s panties in a twist. It even made me cringe…seriously, I think these campers produced more trash in two days than I produce in a month.

“Okay…stop judging them!!!” I made a conscience decision to STOP JUDGING them…I was camping. “Just let them camp, girl! It’s fine…everything is fine!” So I left it and enjoyed my lunch. 🙂

And it was fine! Their kids came over and met Sidekick Pauli, and she adored them. Mom was very nice, as was Grandpa! How cool that the whole family was getting together for good times outdoors…I love that!

The fog had lifted, but it was still chilly. Here is the issue with bringing my dog on a rainy weekend…there is not much to do with a dog on a rainy weekend if tenting. I certainly wasn’t going to tie her to the tree and let her get cold, while I sat in a comfy chair reading my book. She wasn’t allowed inside anywhere…and we didn’t come out here to hang out in the backpacking tent…so only one thing to do…hike!

I picked up the AT where we had left it yesterday and hiked south to a cemetery, then looped back on a horse trail. Not a long hike, but long enough to stretch our legs once more before the rain started up. Which it did, right on cue at 5 pm. Even so, the tent was a welcome respite and kept us cozy one more night. 🙂 Hike on!

After our last hike of the day…time to relax in the den!

August 31, 2015 by Kylena

AT – VA Rt 601 to 2nd Parking Area South of Sky Meadows SP

Riveting title don’t you think. 😉

Started early last Saturday (before the Labor Day Weekend) …Sidekick Pauli in tow. We had the whole day to hike! I found the Rt.601 parking lot without difficulty, but wow! what a drop off into the parking lot! I switched out my sandals for hiking boots, grabbed extra water for Pauli, then headed down the blue blaze towards the AT. Heads up, people, the heat was back in town!

Left turn onto the AT, then in about 0.2 of a mile we were cross Rt. 50, a major highway, which thankfully was pretty quiet this morning. Sidekick Pauli was already in tongues out mode as you can see in the pic below!

On the trail just after cross Rt. 50.

The trail hugged Rt. 50 climbing gently until reaching the parking area on Liberty Hill Road. Afterwards, the climb becomes more steep, but not unreasonable so. I had plans to take the Old Trail (the old AT) up the hill and AT back down the hill. I had never taken the Old Trail and had conjured up a trail that was overgrown, filled with briers and ticks, with a faint path leading through it. I pictured faint or non-existent blazes on the trees…and quite honestly, I imagined getting lost!

The Old AT!

I could not have been more wrong. The Old Trail is marked clearly and often with purple blazes and the trail is pristine! What a nice surprise. The only part I didn’t like was the multitude of spider webs spanning the trail. Goodness, I must have taken twenty little spiders hiking with me…and their webs were in my hair, on my pack, everywhere.

A calm ascent up this little hill before the real heat of mid-day set in. Butterflies owned the pipeline where wildflowers were abundant.

Then it was back into the woods for a short stretch before we reached the AT. We were now in Sky Meadows State Park proper.

New colorful signs are replacing the old standard brown and white. I allowed myself a moment of nostalgia looking down at the classic brown and white sign that had been tossed to the side, then admired the brightly colored new trail marker with improved information.

We turned right, then took a nice sit down break at the intersection of the North Ridge trail. It is a proper resting spot with a bench! Sidekick Pauli crawled underneath finding a cool spot to rest and to keep a watchful eye on anyone coming up the trail. 🙂 My traildog!

The plan was to continue south to the first parking lot off the Thompson Wildlife Management Area. This would allow an easy starting point to continue this section at a later date. The PATC map showed Orchard Parking to be about another 0.7 miles, not too far.

I passed an overgrown path to the right and thought, “If this were Indiana, that would probably be the trail”…snarky I am at times…

After a while, I was more suspect that the overgrown path had indeed been the trail to Orchard parking, as I was not finding any other paths to take. I finally came upon a little sign with a tent symbol and, hallelujah! A PATC trail maintainer! I talked with him a bit and confirmed that I had passed the trail to Orchard parking. So, time to turn around and head back to route 601, this time following the AT through Sky Meadows.

It was such a beautiful day, and I was in no hurry since earlier in my hike I had dodged a huge bee…lost my footing, and fell, cracking my kneecap on a rock. Surprisingly, while it was plenty painful, enough endorphins were flooding the area to keep it manageable!

I was ever so pleased to get to blue blaze that took me back to my car!

Hobble…I mean, Hike on!

August 25, 2015 by Kylena

AT – PA with Trail Dames of MD: Coming Together, Sharing the Trail & Making Memories

One of the best groups I have ever led on a hike! I led this hike for Trail Dames of Maryland last Saturday…ten miles on the Appalachian Trail. We started at Shippensburg Road and hiked south to Caledonia State Park.

This being the beginning of my semester, I don’t have much time to elaborate! However, this mix of personalities just clicked, creating a wonderful, supportive, fun experience. These women are the reason I volunteer to scout, organize, provide shuttles, and lead hikes! 🙂 🙂

Hike on!

The Dames at Shippensburg Road Trail Head

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August 21, 2015 by Kylena

AT – VA Rt.725 to Jim&Molly Denton Shelter (and back!)

Here I am at my desk preparing for the semester, but thinking of the trail! It is a needed diversion to calm my nerves as I head into a semester fill with many unknowns.

My mind is wandering back to last weekend when I completed a big, three new miles on the AT in Virginia. This is the crux of the solo hiker…no shuttle means an out and back hike. But…Excitement of stepping on a new section of trail overrode any misgivings I might have had about retracing my steps! I turned my car towards the Virginia state line, Sidekick Pauli riding shotgun. 🙂

The parking area off of Rt. 725 is quite pleasant and shady. Hmmm…2:30 in the afternoon. Starting mid-afternoon is not usual for us and created its own challenges in terms of the heat and our energy levels. After crossing Rt. 55, up the hill we went, headed south to the Jim & Molly Denton shelter.

The lull of the afternoon had me drifting off into trail daze soon after starting down the soft dirt path.

So I don’t remember if the Bee Lady’s dog rushed us before or after the train tracks, but it was shocking none the less. I yelled up the hill, “I have a dog!!!” I heard a young woman call to the dog, but of course, the dog was too excited to stop. Sidekick Pauli, always on a leash, gave a snarl as this young, energetic, white dog came crashing down the hill and right into, then onto her.

The woman, who was calling out louder now (in a way that told me she had NO control), rounded the corner and I could see she was carrying a child. Luckily, the dog was not aggressive in a “I am going to kick your butt” kind of way so Sidekick Pauli got over her initial annoyance and tolerated the dog until we passed. After passing, the young woman and I talked a bit. Her son had been stung by a bunch of ground bees…ouch. She described where the bees had been and was quite worried that we would get stung if we continued.

Okay, I forgive the Bee Lady and her dog (and hope her son is okay). On with it!

Soon after stepped across Railroad Tracks

On up the hill we went, enjoying any breeze that managed to reach us on this muggy afternoon! Then an older gentleman came towards us with a full pack. He asked if I had run into the Bee Lady. I replied that indeed I had and wondered whether the bees were going to be a problem. Turns out he had checked it out and apparently the bees had gone back to the ground and were not on the trail. “You have a trail name?” “They call me Chicken Farmer.”

Well, Chicken Farmer’s story hollowed out my soul. My eyes watered as he told me his wife had died on June 17 (my anniversary). His son came to watch the chicken farm so he could retreat to the woods along the Appalachian Trail. Starting his hike in Port Clinton, he had come south to Harper’s Ferry to visit with friends. That morning he had again set his feet in motion starting at Chester Gap near Front Royal, then headed north. I bid him safe travels and again headed up, with a heavier heart and a desire to drop everything and head back to Hoosierland to see my Mom & Dad.

Are there ANY trails without rocks??? Sidekick Pauli is happy regardless!

Ahhh, we were nearing the top of the hill, I could feel it and I welcomed it. Finding a nice rock to sit on, Sidekick Pauli and I stopped for a long water break. Tops of mountains are so peaceful. There is always a breeze that pushes the treetops aside and finds its way down to the weary hiker. 🙂 A chill went down my back as the wind met with my sweat soaked shirt. I enjoyed it…I can definitely tell you I enjoyed that moment!

: Oh, a field walk!

: Why is there a bench under a dead tree? No shade here!

Once over the ridge, we were excited to see a large field. We ran a few steps, channeling Maria from “The Sound of Music”, until the reality of a 92 degree day brought us back to our steady plod, plod, plod. There were several lovely butterflies, even a monarch, that joined us in our trek across the field. 🙂

A little road walk between the hills.

Then it was down to a road crossing, then up again to the Jim & Molly Denton Shelter. I was just plain, old hot at that point, so arriving at the shelter was a happy moment! Two college guys were hanging on the porch as we walked up. Pauli was happy to make their acquaintance and I think they were happy to meet her too! I hung out for a while at the shelter, drinking even more water, and talking with the guys. Envious, I was! Oh, to be young and on the trail for however long you want to stay out…no responsibility, no timeline other than the beginning of the semester…

: Sidekick Pauli lounging at the beautiful Jim & Molly Denton Shelter.

: Love the Trail Signs!

Well, the afternoon was quickly heading into early evening and we had to get back to the car. The crickets sang to us and the cicadas chirped. Shadows grew longer as we walked slowly back. No need to rush.

Hike on.

August 6, 2015 by Kylena

A Bone to Pick With My Hiking Stick

I am not a thin, svelte, or overtly sporty human. I did not play sports in high school…and quite honestly, was pretty intimidated by the whole team sports thing. I was in marching band…in Texas…and while you could argue that is a team sport…I won’t.

I am the girl who walks into walls because I am thinking. The girl who had a bag of crackers in one hand and a book in the other.

As a teen did I Walk? …Yes, to the Ice House to get a pack of Marlboro 100s, then to the Dairy Queen for a dipped cone. Walk? Yes, into the woods by my house with my friend Stephanie, Charles, and Michael to …yes, smoke…but also to make trails, to follow trails already made, and to escape.

Why am I bringing all this up?

Because as I look at hiking groups I see two types of hiking groups for women: 1) You are a sporty person and 2) you are not a sporty person.

Here is what pisses me off the most. I am not a sporty person and I am a self-proclaimed chunk…but I love to hike. When I first started hiking, I struggled to go three miles. But I do like a challenge and now I can hike up to fifteen pretty easily…but I am still a chunk.

Google & Me (BoobOnARock). I am the one embracing the chunky. 🙂 Oh, and I gave that smoking shit up long ago. It is just a slow suicide, not worth it!!

I don’t like it when hiking groups patronize us chunky women (and maybe the chunky guys out there get this too). We don’t all want to stick to the easy hikes. Schedule a variety of hikes so your group can “grow” hikers in an environment that is supportive. Don’t give in to your underlying assumptions that fat girls can’t hike or fat girls don’t want to do anything remotely physically taxing. Knock it off with offering hikes that ensure we don’t skin our fucking knees, cause bitches, we can bleed with the best of them!

Rant done! Hike On!! 🙂

July 6, 2015 by Kylena

A Shorter Loop at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland

Rain, muggy, then rain again! My last week before returning to teach summer classes was less than ideal. While I got out for a few spins around downtown Frederick, I was missing the woods. Sunday came with the gift of opportunity! I chose to go to Sugarloaf Mountain!

Sugarloaf is a classic place to go hiking…translation…it can be super crowded and the port-a-potties always smell…

However, there are times when introverts like me can actually enjoy the mountain. Go early and preferably on a weekday, although super early usually does the trick. Park behind the mountain on Mt. Ephraim road and head up the Blue or Yellow trails. It is a gravel road, but well packed down. In addition, improvements have been made so the creek now flows underneath the road bed!

I was out the door with Sidekick Pauli at 6:30 AM, and after a few stops, was on the trail at 7:20 AM. There was not a soul around!!! Yessssss!!!!

Mt. Ephraim Road

I parked at the usual spot on Mt. Ephraim road and headed up the Blue trail to White Rocks. The whole area was fogged in leaving the woods with mist hovering in the branches of trees and spider webs glistening with water droplets. Very moody, like something out of a BBC period production. Too bad it doesn’t come out well in the photos because it was pretty outstanding!

Starting the Blue Trail just off Mt. Ephraim Road

It was also incredibly humid. Cool, but humid! Sidekick Pauli was delighted to find a spring dumping out directly onto the trail. I was delighted to find a few stepping stones so I could hop over said spring!

Arriving at White Rocks, we found we were still fogged in. We sat for a few minutes becoming part of the quietness that surrounded us. When we got going again the birds were beginning to chatter to each other. Ahhh, can’t beat being out here in the early morning!

No view at White Rock so Sidekick Pauli is searching for…?

Foggy Woods

The Blue trail winds down, then up to one of the lesser summits at 1015 feet (Mt. Ephraim road is at 500 feet). The summit is marked by a big rock pile. I added a rock to the pile and kept on.

Sidekick Pauli at the Lesser Summit of 1015 feet

Coming down the mountain, it looked as if the trail has been rerouted to accommodate new switchbacks! Nice! Soon after the switchback I spotted a dog barreling down the trail. “I have a dog.” I called out in a stage voice that hasn’t gotten much use since high school. The owners, thankfully, were able to call back their dog and get him on a leash. Sidekick Pauli is not fond of people or animals that intrude into her personal space without invitation! Crisis was averted and we continued down the trail once the dog and its owners passed by.

Having limited time and I chose to take the yellow trail back down to Mt. Ephraim Road. A new trail to explore, a welcome change! A nice trail too! Even though this is the “Horse Trail” it was wide and easy to walk.

Great Trail! Just for horses? Looks like cars too.

No obvious pock marks, not a lot of horse poo, but occasionally there was a disgusting, muddy puddle of water. This was not unexpected after the rain in the area this week!

Yuck, Yuck, Yuck! Sidekick Pauli…DON’T even THINK about it!

The complete loop, Blue from Mt. Ephraim road to White Rocks, then to the Yellow trail back to Mt Ephraim road, was about four miles. Long enough to get your mind in the right place, but short enough to not wear you out (just in case you have to go home and help with housework…)!

Grab the dog in your life and hike on! 🙂

Gallery April 20, 2015 by Kylena

AT – PA Swatara Gap – ??? It’s Hot, It’s a Ridge, and It’s Rocky…And I love it!

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This summer I am set to complete the Pennsylvania section of the Appalachian Trail. I am about half way through the state, having completed Pen Mar through Swatara Gap in May 2014. In June I am backpacking a big section with my backpacking pals, Google & Cindy…but I can only go for a week. This […]

March 31, 2015 by Kylena

Fabulous Sculpture Trail in Solsberry, Indiana

Continuing my tour of southern Indiana while I visit with family this week!

Today, my sister, Rowena, introduced me to the Sculpture Trail in Solsberry, Indiana. Along the way there, we found we were starving so we stopped in at the Yoho General Store. Rowena got a classic biscuits & gravy. I got the most vegetarian thing on the menu (without being potato salad) which was cheese sticks. It worked and we were soon off to find the Sculpture Trail.

Thank goodness Rowena was riding shotgun giving directions! There were a few twists and turns that would have probably resulted in me taking an all day drive without ever reaching any particular destination. There were also a few small signs, thoughtfully placed, to direct us to the Sculpture Trail so we were soon pulling off into a small parking lot.

Ahhh…another beautiful day in Indiana. We tromped into the woods, walking along a trail that skirted a ridge. I stopped to listen to fresh spring water cascading down a hill into a still pond and spring peepers chirping joyfully!

Continuing, I found a turtle standing stoically to my right as if his job was to watch the entrance to this magical place.

Then my eye caught something soaring on the ridge itself…a figure, arms thrown jubilantly skyward! Such accomplishment-how many times have I felt this after climbing to the top of a ridge?

In this same area, the woods took on a witchy feel. There were signs of a campfire in the middle of several sculptures.

Rising from the flames

An archway pulled me deeper into the forest. I quickly realized it was not an arch, but two separate pieces that arched towards each other. They looked like opposing thumbs! Rowena pointed out that the part that I thought looked like the nail bed on the tip of the thumb like structure was imprinted with a face. HOW CURIOUS!

We continued to wind our way around the ridge. The map provided at the trail head was a little out of date. No worries, I don’t think there is any way to get lost and it was a great deal of fun to just wander, look, and discover each piece of sculpture. It was like finding little treasures!

I could have definitely spent an entire afternoon just sitting in one area of this place studying a few pieces. A great place for meditation.

Then I saw something dancing in the woods ahead of me. Oh, wow. Wow.wow.

I fell in love with this piece. This was me.

This piece encompasses all that I feel as I waltz down a trail into the woods. Deeper and deeper until the branches of the trees above intertwine and the fog of the forest sweeps around my feet.
Hike on!

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Tag Archives: Outdoors

Living it Up on the Loudoun Heights Trail

AT-PA Rt. 501 to Swatara Gap Rt. 72

Fogged in at Tentsite #43 (Day 2 – Saturday 9/26/2015)

AT – VA Rt 601 to 2nd Parking Area South of Sky Meadows SP

AT – PA with Trail Dames of MD: Coming Together, Sharing the Trail & Making Memories

AT – VA Rt.725 to Jim&Molly Denton Shelter (and back!)

A Bone to Pick With My Hiking Stick

A Shorter Loop at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland

AT – PA Swatara Gap – ??? It’s Hot, It’s a Ridge, and It’s Rocky…And I love it!

Fabulous Sculpture Trail in Solsberry, Indiana

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