Sunday, December 10, 2017

Shenandoah Hiking

We lucked out and actually got some fall weather this year! I almost didn't know what to do with myself with all of the nice weather in October. Mark and I decided to take advantage of it and tried out a new hike up in Shenandoah.

The hike would eventually take us up to Little Stony Man Cliffs, via the Appalachian Trail. It was a pretty straightforward out-and-back hike, and was about 4 miles round trip.

We saw a wild turkey along the way! I've never seen one of these up in Shenandoah before, and it was only a few feet off the trail.

It kept a sharp eye on us as we walked past, but it left us alone.

In some spots, the trail ran right below Skyline Drive; we could see the walls of a few of the overlooks as we hiked along. We may have pretended to be bears at one point when we heard voices above us at the overlook.   :)

After a little while, we made it to Little Stony Man Cliffs. The view was pretty nice...

...and the visibility was fantastic.





We hung out at the top for a little while...

...then eventually started making our way back to the car.

Some of the leaves had already blown off the trees, but there was a little fall color here and there. We made it back to the car after a little while. No more turkeys, but we did make some more bear noises below the overlooks.   :)

We had driven Mark's Datsun up to Skyline Drive, and we stopped at a few overlooks on the way out. It was a perfect day to cruise around in a car like that! We eventually made our way out of the park...

...and stopped at the grocery store on the way home. Turns out you can fit an entire shopping cart of groceries in the back and still have space left over. Overall, it was a fun hike and drive!

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