Nearby Community Trips
This short hike is on the Appalachian Trail. It began where the trail crosses route 42 near Newport, Virginia (which is near Blacksburg). There's shoulder parking along the fairly busy road.The trail starts with one of those little fence ladders and then proceeds uphill through a cow pasture. You get a couple of very nice views during this early section. So, if you only have ten minutes to spare for a short...
The day in pictures
Day
8 dawned sunny and frosty and calm. Sinking Creek Valley was the venue
- hiking up to the ridge on either side. My first encounter of note
this morning was the massive Keffer Oak. It's one of the largest trees
along the entire trail, and I love the detail that the bright sun and
lack of leaves brings out. Just wish that stupid telephone...
