In the summer of 2025, we hiked the AT from Route 9, at Keyes Gap, to the power lines, where it connects to Sweet Run State Park. A day later, at the annual AT festival in Hillsboro, VA, I talked to a Virginia State Parks ranger, who gave me a "get in for free" pass… Continue reading Sweet Run State Park: Farmstead Loop/Mountain View Loop Trails
Category: Hiking
I Hiked A Very Small Section Of The AT (George Washington Monument State Park)
We were coming back to West Virginia, and I noticed an AT crossing on Alt 40 between Middletown and Boonsboro, and Kirk was like, "Oh yeah, I hiked through here years ago," and I was..... "Hello, this is like 18 miles from our house"..... So I marked it down as a "get this done before… Continue reading I Hiked A Very Small Section Of The AT (George Washington Monument State Park)
Morgan’s Grove Park Pollinator Garden
It's still summer until September 22nd, and it is still summer most days, but this morning it was 68°, with only a high of 76° predicted. Lower humidity and a nice wind held the bugs back. That's dreamy hiking weather in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. We decided to go to Morgan's Grove Park… Continue reading Morgan’s Grove Park Pollinator Garden
Cool Spring Preserve
The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia has four preserves run by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society. Cool Spring Preserve is the third, located a few miles outside Charles Town, WV, near the Virginia border. To see the others, click here. No, it isn't hardcore hiking, but that really doesn't matter to me. I much prefer… Continue reading Cool Spring Preserve
Poor House Farm Park: Almost Heaven Swing & Pond Trail
This started because I found out there was an Almost Heaven Swing at Poor House Farm Park, only about 18 miles away. Not a long drive on a sunny Sunday morning. Poor House Farm Park is a few miles off Hwy 81, outside of Martinsburg, WV, in Berkeley County, in the Eastern Panhandle. The swing… Continue reading Poor House Farm Park: Almost Heaven Swing & Pond Trail