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Tue 22 Sep 2015

Taking The Plunge With My Niece Emily

Posted by Bob under Family and Friends, Hiking/Sauntering
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My niece Emily stopped by for a brief visit as she was relocating from Chicago to Florida.  We had a great time catching up and found enough time to take The Plunge trail at Wintergreen, which leads steeply down to an overlook with striking views eastward across the Rockfish Valley and to the Blue Ridge Mountains to the southeast.

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Tue 8 Sep 2015

A Hike Up Our Local “Sound of Music” Mountain

Posted by Bob under Appalachian Trail, Hiking/Sauntering
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Cold Mountain, in neighboring Amherst County, has a long sloping meadow plateau extending north from its 4022 foot summit, which often reminds hikers of a similar scene in the play and movie, Sound of Music.  I’ve hiked it several times before, but this was the first time with Holly.  Despite its magisterial views, it is a fairly easy hike just over a mile from the north along the Appalachian Trail from a forest service road.  A great place for a leisurely picnic!