When we were hiking on Friday on the AT, we saw a sign for the Loudoun Appalachian Trail Festival on Saturday. It was returning for its 6th year. We are only 19 miles from the quaint village of Hillsboro, down in West Virginia; it's just up and over the Blue Ridge Mountains to get there.… Continue reading Loudoun Appalachian Trail Festival
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AT Hike: Keys Gap To Sweet Run State Park
We got an early start, before 8 am, which made me happy. I spent far too many years in the "Start Late" slot due to the kids, but now I can get them going early, since they are teens... it is almost fun to make them wake up at 6 am. It was already 77°F,… Continue reading AT Hike: Keys Gap To Sweet Run State Park
Appalachian Trail (AT): Newfound Gap Heading North
The road to Newfound Gap is the main road (441) that crosses the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We came in from Gatlinburg, TN. The drive up into the mountains is very pretty, and to me, it compares to a drive in the Western national parks.You get deep forest to an almost subalpine and if… Continue reading Appalachian Trail (AT): Newfound Gap Heading North