hiking | Zhanna's Adventures

Looking for a (Pine) Needle in a Haystack

A Sunny Day Off, and Two Easy Roadside Benchmarks

Today was our first attempt at finding triangulation station GIRR. We'll have to go back. We did find two elevation marks, S 30 and T 30. Read More ...

Buttermilk Falls

A simple hike to Buttermilk Falls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area ... Read More ...

Shenandoah Adventures—Day 4

Luray Bell Tower

The tower is dedicated to to Belle Brown Northcott.

View of the letterbox

Looking NE toward Stony Man Trailhead.

Eyelevel view of 119 MLS set in top of step.

Looking W down to Skyline Drive.

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

At windy Crescent Rock

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

Looking at Lewis Falls from a small alcove.

Almost lost among all the bright colors!

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

Rich stands in this lavender-colored miniature grove.

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

Hiking through tall grass …

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

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

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

Shenandoah Adventures—Day 3

View from the Jewell Hollow overlook.

Resting at Jewell Hollow.

A comfortable sunny spot.

A nice perch for a mountain goat?

It's a bit chilly here.

THORO ERDL RM 2 at the corner of the wall.

THORO ERDL AZ MK 2 on top of outcrop near Skyline Drive.

A pleasant backdrop for a survey mark hunt.

A cold day on Stony Man!

TT 14 D=STONY MAN station disk set in outcrop.

HW3270 RM 1

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