7 Fall Hikes Near DC
Fall is a great time of year to get out for a hike. Relishing the cooler air, moving through crisp leaves, and finding time to realign life are just a few of the many...
Category: Family Hike
Family Hike: High Bridge Trail, VA
Distance: 31 miles (The high bridge is located near the River Road parking lot close to Farmville, VA) Elevation gain: negligible Date: July, 2015 Bathrooms: Various options along the trail, plus in towns This summer I...
Family Hike: Humpback Rocks, VA
Distance: 2 miles round trip Elevation gain: 1,240 feet Date: August 1, 2015 Bathrooms: Bathrooms with running water are available at the visitor’s center During a recent trip to Charlottesville we decided we would check...
South Dakota: Harney Peak (7,244 feet)
Elevation gain: 1,500 feet Distance: 7 miles Bathrooms: At the Trailhead Date: July 18, 2015 Route: Trail #9 What could have been a complete disaster turned out to be a memorable, happy family...
Illinois: Charles Mound (1,235 feet)
Date: June 6, 2015 Distance: 2.5 miles round trip Elevation: 1,235 feet Bathrooms: High Point Park a few minutes away Since Jill and I started this crazy hobby we fondly refer to as highpointing,...
Georgia: Brasstown Bald (4,784 feet)
Distance: 1 mile, RT Elevation gain: 400 feet Bathrooms: Only port-a-potties in the parking lot and at the top when we were there, but it seems as if actual bathrooms will be opening when the weather is...
Tennessee: Clingmans Dome (6,643 feet)
Distance: 1 mile, RT on a paved path Elevation gain: 330 feet Bathrooms: Located at the visitor’s center Jill: March 2012 I procrastinated for weeks on this summit report because there are just so many other...
North Carolina: Mt. Mitchell (6,684 feet)
Highest Point East of the Mississippi River! Distance: 0.1 mile, RT (though my fitbit logged close to 1 mile RT – some of that was wandering around at the top) Elevation gain: 100 feet...
Oklahoma, Black Mesa (4,973 feet)
Date of hike: September 27, 2014 Distance: 8.4 miles Elevation gain: 775 feet Time on Trail: Just under 3 hours Pre-Black Mesa Jitters Nearly every source I read about hiking Black Mesa cautions...
West Virginia, Spruce Knob (4,862 feet)
Date of Hike: May 25, 2014 In the weeks leading up to the Summit Chicks West Virginia expedition, Raina talked to about a half dozen people who were either from the state, attended college...
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