Snow Run on the Appalachian Trail
An early January trail run to Thornton Gap and Shenandoah National Park on the Appalachian Trail.
Snowy trail sunrise
Whipped cream snowdrifts
Winter creek
Appalachian Trail in February = Winter Wonderland
A snowy run on the Appalachian Trail from 522 south towards Mt. Marshall.
View from the climb towards Hogwallow Flats
Pristine trails in a winter wonderland
Vicki’s Death March – Shenandoah National Park
While many people were out shopping with the mobs in malls, I was lucky enough to be on the top of the world with my running club. Black Friday was the 9th annual running of “Vicki’s Death March”, otherwise known as the Shenandoah National Park’s “greatest hits” trail run. The run started in the Old Rag parking lot and went up White Oak Canyon to Hawksbill summit, following the AT to Skyland, Little Stony Man, Corbin Cabin, Nicholson Hollow and back to Old Rag. Lots of climbing, a fair amount of rocks, roots, leaf cover and even a little ice. It was a gorgeous day, with a bright blue sky and warmish temperatures – a perfect day to play on trail.
Hawksbill Summit
Little Stony Man
White Oak Falls
White Oak Canyon
Buck Hollow – AT to Pinnacle
Overlook on the Appalachian Trail – north of Pinnacle
The AT in Shenandoah National Park
I see trails 