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Appalachian Trail, NY: Harriman State Park

Our first two day group backpacking trip was in the Eastern Pinnacles on the Appalachian Trail in New York. I met Erik at a Voices from the land workshop and I discovered the we are both nature lover and avid hikers. We kept in touch, reconnected during bird quest, and he invited us to go […]
Skyline Trail – Hickory Run State Park

Chris was craving a hike, since he didn’t get to partake in my hiking adventures the day before. We jumped on what we thought was the skyline trail. We hiked for a while before discovering that the trail came to a dead end, running into railroad tracks. We doubled back and found our way to the correct […]
Solo Hiking

Hawk Falls I set out to Hawk Falls, while the rest of the group played paintball. I ventured into the woods a little apprehensive because this was my first solo hike. I wandered around the meandering trail lined with rhododendrons and discovered a beautiful naturally made 25 foot waterfall at the end of the trail. […]
Tibbet Knob, George Washington National Forest
After spending the previous day exploring Harpers Ferry and the surrounding area’s Civil War past, we checked into a B&B in Winchester, VA. In a change of pace, we wanted to explore the small towns of Shenandoah Valley and hike in this portion of the Appalachian Mountain. 30 minutes down Route 11 we made to Strasburg. Route 11 in Strasburg turns right into the downtown. We stopped […]
Maryland Heights Trail & Harpers Ferry

For my birthday we decided to go south in the search of warmer weather, and to explore different mountain ranges since we always travel north. We start at Maryland Heights, which offers beautiful views of Harpers Ferry and the Potomac River. During the Civil War, this trail offered refuge to the Union soldiers. As we […]