planetzhanna.com/adventures » Shenandoah http://planetzhanna.com/adventures zhanna's adventures Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:55:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Shenandoah – Day 4 http://planetzhanna.com/adventures/2006/10/02/shenandoah-day-4/ http://planetzhanna.com/adventures/2006/10/02/shenandoah-day-4/#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:44 +0000 Zhanna http://planetzhanna.com/adventures/?p=68

“LURAY BELL TOWER”, HW3278.

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Luray Bell Tower

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HW3278, Page County, VA

N 38° 39.805′ W 078° 28.728′

Zhanna holding letterbox, standing by plaque on tower

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Zhanna holds the letterbox. The plaque dedicating the tower to Belle Brown Northcott is behind her.

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A closer view of the letterbox.

 Zhanna holding up the letterbox

“SKYLAND B”, AI5757.

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Mark (indicated), lot, sign

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Looking NE toward Stony Man Trailhead.

“119 MLS”, AI5758.

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Steps, mark

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Eyelevel view of mark set in top of step.

“118 MLS”, AI5759.

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Rock outcrop, road

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Looking W down to Skyline Drive.

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On a beautiful blue-sky day, Rich looks out over the landscape from Crescent Rock.

 Rich on ledge, mountains and valley in background
Zhanna on rocks, mountain in background

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Zhanna relaxes at windy Crescent Rock.

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Zhanna sits on a cold stone wall along the trail, with Lewis Falls in the background.

 Zhanna on stone wall, colorful leaves, waterfall
Zhanna, woods, waterfall

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Looking at Lewis Falls from a small alcove.

Zhanna in pink, purple colorful meadow

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Almost lost among all the bright colors!

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Zhanna and Rich set out along one of Big Meadows’ grassy trails.

 Zhanna with pack and hiking pole ready to walk
Rich under trees

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Rich stands in this lavender-colored miniature grove.

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A big, sunny meadow with lots of places to play … few things are more thrilling!

 Zhanna at Big Meadows in sunshine
Rich hiking through grass, grove of trees

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Hiking through tall grass …

Birch tree in sun, magenta and lavender in background

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Rich loved the bright white of this birch tree against such a colorful background.

“789+00 TEI”.

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Post and building in background

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Looking NW toward Skyline Drive and the Byrd Visitor Center.

“MP”.

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Monument, tree, meadow, mountains

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A wider view showing more of the lovely, colorful scenery.

Black bear cub in weeds

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On our last trip along Skyline Drive, Rich noticed this bear cub foraging in the weeds!

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“120 MLS”.

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“THORO ERDL”, HW3272.

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Wall, monument in grass

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The RM at the north corner of the wall.

“THORO ERDL AZ MK 2″, AI5756.

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Disk on boulder

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The disk on top of the outcropping ledge, just a few feet E of Skyline Drive. (When we return I will take more photos, and hopefully next time my camera battery won’t die.)

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“TT 14 D=STONY MAN”, HW3273.

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Disk in rock

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The station disk set snugly in the rock outcrop.

“WL27+377″.

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“ET 3 FHK”, HW3270.

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Status: Station Mark Not Found. RM 1 Found.

HW3270 RM 1

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HW3270 RM 1

N 38°36.715′ W078° 21.760′


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Zhanna on rock in front of tunnel, near highway

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Zhanna stands near the south portal of Mary’s Rock Tunnel.

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A vehicle emerges from Mary’s Rock Tunnel.

 Vehicle, tunnel, colorful leaves

Zhanna on boulder, green, gold and red Fall leaves in background

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Pretty Fall colors at Tunnel Parking Overlook.

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Getting ready for the long hike ahead of us on this chilly morning, Zhanna rests on the wall at Tunnel Parking Overlook.

 Zhanna on overlook wall, mountains in background

Rich standing on boulder with layers of mountains in background

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From Buck Hollow Overlook, Rich can see Pignut Mountain, Mt. Marshall, The Peak, Oventop, and other prominent features.

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We thought this was a perfect spot to pose together!

 Rich and Zhanna on boulder at Buck Hollow Overlook

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Green, orange and gold leaves, gray tree trunks

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I was entranced by the bright colors of the leaves against the gray tree trunks.

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It’s harder to balance up here than it might appear!

 Zhanna sits on fireplace shelf
Zhanna looking inside old chimney

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Zhanna pokes around in this old fireplace, possibly a remnant of the old mountain men days, along the Meadow Spring Trail.

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Rich hikes along this warm, sunlit, gracefully curving section of the trail and begins to climb some steps.

 Rich hiking, trail, steps in heavy woods
Bunch of large blue berries

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Can anyone help identify these? We just called them Blue Klumpskis (fake Latin name Klumpskus bluus!)

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Zhanna finds a sunny ledge along the way.

 Zhanna on rock ledge, mountains and fall colors in background
Rich sitting on ledge looking out over mountains

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Rich relaxes on a ledge just off the A-T. The Three Sisters, Neighbor Mountain and Knob Mountain are visible in the background.

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There’s something naughty about the view from here.

 View of mountains, rocks shaped like butt
Red berries, green and yellow foliage, blue mountains and sky

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The foliage, mountains and sky form a layered rainbow.

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We’re getting closer to Mary’s Rock!

 Rich begins to climb high peaked granite pile
Mountains, forest, interchange

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View of the interchange (where MARYS ROCK AZ) is located, from a wide ledge near Mary’s Rock.

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Trail marker near our parking spot. The hike to Mary’s Rock may have been only 1.3 miles, but it was challenging, and there’s so much to see along the way!

 Trail marker: A-T 0.5, Spring 0.4, Mary's Rock via A-T 1.3

“MARY”, HW3268.

“R 17″.

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Zhanna on rock, flowers, grass, trees and mountains in background

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Zhanna loves peaceful mountain settings like this!

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Zhanna stands near one entrance to the Dickey Ridge Visitors Center. The gorgeous mountain views are just ahead!

 Zhanna on stone walkway, wood visitors center in background
Zhanna and Rich sitting on a rock, mountains in background

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A rather poor photo (heavily cropped and edited) taken by the guy at the Visitors Center who claimed to know what he was doing. At least we looked like we were having a good time, which we were!

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“It’s a great big mass o’ nuttin’!”

 Rich sitting on stone wall by Massanutten sign, mountains in background

Zhanna sitting on stone wall near Indian Old Fields sign, valley and mountains in background

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Zhanna likes the historical information available at some of the overlooks.

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Zhanna’s relaxing on the edge.

 Zhanna on stone wall, valley and mountains in background

Small deer in grass, trees in background

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We saw this little deer along Skyline Drive.

Rich, Mountain Contrast sign, stone wall, mountains in distance

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Rich contemplates the many layers of color and contrast visible from the Range View Overlook.

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Zhanna, also at Range View, is anxious to explore the many overlooks yet to come!

 Zhanna, Range View sign with map, mountains in background

“ET 29 WCE”, HW3288.

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Can you count the ridges? From Hogback Overlook we were able to see many of them, stretching off into the distance, on this clear and sunny day.

 Zhanna sitting on stone wall near How Many Ridges sign, trees and mountain ridges in background


Zhanna near split rail fence, blue-blazed trail into woods

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Zhanna finds a trail heading off into the woods from Little Hogback Overlook.

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There is a rural feeling to Little Hogback Overlook, probably due to the wide-open grassy areas and the split rail fence.

 Zhanna near fence at border of woods, grass, mountain in background

“MARY AZ MK”, HW3666.

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Interchange viewed from above

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The interchange and site of AZ MK viewed from Mary’s Rock.

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Zhanna assumes the position and begins to document HW3666!

 Zhanna crouching over azimuth mark disk on boulder, mountains and Shenandoah National Park sign in background

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