Reconnecting With The A.T.

Weaverton Cliffs

Kayakers on the Potomac

Mountain Laurel in bloom in the mountains

Ahhhh summertime. At least that's how it felt yesterday. I managed to reconnect with the A.T. for a few hours near Harper's Ferry. I hiked up to Weaverton Cliffs and hiked a little ways north. There were several backpackers also on the trail: a couple of north bound thru hikers and a few section hikers. What is it about a trail that just feels so good to walk on?

Green

Now that we've entered the month of June, the forest is enveloped in the color green here in Maryland's Piedmont region. A few wildflowers can be seen here and there, mountain laurel are pretty much finished blooming and the petals are falling to the forest floor. The forest is hard at work photosynthesizing...