Eric led hikers on the third and final leg of Zaleski’s Backpacker Trail. After passing an old auger mine area and a small frozen lake, we enjoyed lunch at the old Doolittle plantation. This plantation is one of the oldest unmanaged plantations in Southern Ohio.
It is always nice to get that one last fall hike in before winter weather sets in. What better place to do this than the New River Gorge. We were pleasantly exhausted after the steep ascent up the 800 ft. Miners Trail. Gina’s new toe boots (Frodo and Bilbo) helped her reach the top of the trail ahead of those hikers who wore the more traditional footwear.
Pipestem is beautifully situated in the the Allegheny Plateau. This park offers just about everything with its steep canyon walls, mountain vistas and the Bluestone River. Hikers enjoyed all of these as seen in the pictures below. Clear skies and perfect temperatures made this outing a success.
We travelled back to Lincoln County for a fall foliage hike. This is a popular month to hike and we had three new hikers with nineteen total coming out to enjoy the day. Thanks again to BG for sharing his farm and stories with us.
Here are a few pictures from my hike on the MidState Trail in Pennsylvania. They pretty much sum up the whole trip in four parts. 1. the easy, 2. the hard, 3. the wet , and 4. the scenery
Good pictures Lois. Thank You
Betsy led the group through the tunnels at Grandview then onto the Canyon Rim Trail to spectacular overlooks of the river and canyon below.
We have often hiked in Holly River State Park then travelled to the historic Swiss community of Helvetia to enjoy the wonderful food at the Hutte Restaurant. On this hike, we did things differently. Thanks to Gina and local resident Dave Wipp, we were able to enjoy not only the food but the local flavor of the community and the area surrounding Helvetia.
