This video contains trip highlights and vlog-style commentary for a Fall of 2018 backpacking trip through Shenandoah National Park.
This hike was a north to south, week-long trip covering the entire length of the park starting in Front Royal, Virginia, and ending in Waynesboro, Virginia.
SNP Hike Fall 2018 – Mileage Spreadsheet
Music by Ikson
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Hiking and exploring Breaks Interstate Park – a bi-state state park located partly in southeastern Kentucky and mostly in southwestern Virginia. The Breaks is also referred to as the “Grand Canyon of the South”.
American frontiersman Daniel Boone is credited with being the first person of European descent to discover the Breaks, which he first saw in 1767.
The Russell Fork river runs through the canyon.
Song is Paradise by Ikson https://soundcloud.com/ikson
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The Great Channels Natural Area Preserve is a beautiful and unique area in Virginia.
The preserve name is derived from the maze-like system of sandstone crevices and boulders that occur near the 4208-foot summit of Middle Knob on Clinch mountain.
The 721-acre Channels Natural Area Preserve is part of a 4,836 acre State Forest that was purchased by the Department of Forestry from The Nature Conservancy in March 2008.
Three Ridges is one of Virginia’s most popular backpacking loops. Located in Central Virginia, just 30 miles southwest of Charlottesville, this circuit hike has vista after vista along the Appalachian Trail, and many small waterfalls and pools on the Mau-Har Trail on Campbell Creek.
My best image from the January 21, 2019 lunar eclipse.
The early December snowfall provided an opportunity for a quick flight around the neighborhood this morning. Our driveway is cleared. When will the street be?
The weather forecast for our area was 2 to 3 inches of snow. We ended up getting eleven. Forecast models were not very accurate this time.
Here is a view of the northern Shenandoah Valley from the ridge coming out of Fort Valley. This view is looking east from the Kennedy Peak trailhead.
The river visible in the middle left is the South Fork of the Shenandoah.
The ridge in the distance is part of the Shenandoah National Park.
The gap in the ridge at center left is Thornton Gap where US 211 crosses the Skyline Drive.
The peak on the center right is Stony Man Mountain.
The peak on the far right is Hawksbill Mountain. It’s elevation of 4,050 feet makes it the highest point in Shenandoah National Park.
Terracotta horse at the the Terracotta Army exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
December snowfall down near the lake.