Saturday, January 21, 2017

16.4 m hike in sea of cloud





i took a 16.4 m hike with 3690 ft gain with a group above a sea of clouds today in Massanutten with two major uphills over rocky trails, to get on Buzzard Rock and then Meneka Peak. We skipped Signal Knob because losing time to wait on slower hikers. We saw one trail runner, five mountain bikers (one with a one-wheel bike!), a few fishermen (caught good size trouts), and amazing sea of clouds at 2000 ft (unusually low altitude). It was 40f cold to walk via the cloud level, while sunny at 55f above the sea of clouds. I have seen sea of clouds elsewhere in the world, yet first time in Virginia and at such a low altitude! — at George Washington National Forest.

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