What a difference a day
makes! Our next day started with a brilliant blue sky and crisp dry air – just
the kind of weather that begs for a hike.
Our first hike of the day
was on Bearfence Trail. There are two ways up and you can probably guess who
chose which way. One was a moderate uphill climb along the Appalachian
Trail. The other was a challenging rock scramble with a
spectacular 360⁰ view along the way.
We met where the paths
joined near a 180⁰ view.
Our second hike was a 1-mile
circuit to Blackrock Summit. Again we overlapped with the Appalachian
Trail – it follows a similar route to Skyline Drive along the crest of the
mountains. We skirted a humungous slope of black rock. We can see how the
mountain got its name.
We stopped at an overlook
for lunch.
Then Bill hiked 3.2-miles to
upper and lower Doyles
River Falls.
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| Upper Doyles River Falls |
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| Lower Doyles River Falls |
In the meantime, Barbara
hiked the 1.3-mile moderate Frazier Discovery Trail to beautiful views.
We capped off our day
finding a west facing overlook to catch the sunset.
Campground: Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park
