Club members always welcome new hikes in the New River Gorge. This hike is one we will do again as it is a moderately easy loop that offers spectacular ridge top views not only of the river and bridge but the Hawks Nest Dam as well.
Predictions of an early snow did not stop these hikers from enjoying the fall foliage at this mountaintop park in Wyoming County. Weekend hikes included everything from a nocturnal walk along a path to the raging waters of Marsh Fork Falls to a peaceful glimpse of Pioneer life in the 19th Century.
Roger and Sharon hosted a Halloween party complete with ghost stories, poems, costumes and of course, food.
More than 400 jumped, many rappeled or zipped down into the gorge but eighteen members of the trail club opted to walk to the bottom of the gorge where we watched the days activities. This proved to be a great way to see jumpers from different vantage points. Thanks to Bev and Chuck for the great hike and Linda for the great photos.
It was a beautiful day to enjoy the company of fellow hikers and to say thanks to Dave Leake for his many years of service to the trail club.
Lois led the group along one section of Kanawha Trace in Putnam County. The hike includes the lighted tunnel under route 35. Christy provided the interesting photos.
Yvonne, Peggy, Cathy, Ron and Kathy recently completed a walking tour of the beautiful Emerald Isle. Walks shown are from Connemara, The Burren, Killarney, Blarney, Cougane Barra, and the famous Corrick-A-Rede rope bridge in Northern Ireland.
I spent a week re-hiking some of my favorite sections of AT in Virginia. Here are some pictures to share with the club.
Good pictures Lois and thank you for sharing them with us. If anybody wants to share their pictures, please e-mail them to me with a brief description.
Cool temperatures, unusual fungi and birdsong made this hike exceptional. The waterfall on Lick Branch is one of the prettiest we have seen.
Master Naturalists and some members of the trail club worked to clear and reopen the Crabapple trail and build a new Rattlesnake connector. Thanks to those who helped scout and build this trail and to Barb for leading us on the new trail.
Here are some pictures from my hike on the Mid-State Trail last week. As you can see, some of it was very hard and some was very easy. You may share them with the club.
Thank you for the great pictures Lois.
