[at-l] tiny trip report

[garyticknor@starpower.net (Gary Ticknor)]

Amy, where'd ya go? Precisely where? What trailhead, what trails, where 
did you come out? Where did you park, where did you drink, where did you 
stop for lunch and views? Details! Isn't the Hazel country grand?! I 
LOVE those mountains!

Try it some time when snow is softly falling.

- Gary from Fairfax

Amy wrote:

> After some prodding from DaRedhead, I took a walk this weekend in SNP.
> ...  It was incredibly beautiful.  Cool, still, deep
> blue skies..  Mmm.  We hiked in Shenandoah National Park in a fairly
> recently burnt chunk of Hazel Country, and came home liberally smeared
> with soot.  Just enough so you knew we'd been somewhere.  Not that
> there was anyone to see.  I saw not another soul besides my hiking
> partner.  Not even a squirrel. ...
> After lunch we walked downhill past loads of ruined buildings.  I
> love that about Shenandoah.  If you keep your eyes open, you can
> see old foundations and fencelines all over the place.  I even
> saw part of an old (Franklin?) stove, with still recognizable
> feet.  Some might object to ruins but I think they're great.
> 
> -amy in md (and also in va, just recently)
>