I returned from my 2-month South American trip Friday morning, and then joined a group of friends to hike on Saturday for 13 miles with 2850 feet elevation gain in the Shenandoah National Park. The park still opens during the federal government shutdown but not financial transactions such as booking camp grounds, etc.
The weather started at mid 40f andthen warmed up to 65f. A perfect sunny dry dsy for hiking, and a lotcof oroplr drove to the Park to seize the tail ofcthe foliage.
We started from Big Meadow Lodge and got on the AT to the Lower Hawksbill Trail up to Hawkbill, where we enjoyed the view from the highest point in the park. Then we went down the Upper Hawksbill trail to the Skyland and Big Meadows Horse trail until the Rose River Loop Trail. We cut short the hike because two hikers twisted their angles over slippery leaves-covered trails.
One hiker got a piece of blackberry pie, while the rest refrained ourselves from high sugar consumption and just took some cold drinks after the hike. As to me, I even skipped the cold drinks since the air temperature turned cold again. Nice to be back and hiking in my neighborhood!
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