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| Hurricane Irene from White Rock Falls |
Warning of windy and wet weather from hurricane Irene probably kept away some people, but four trail and trail lands maintainers came to take a hike. Lindsay B did not realize his offer to drive included driving through fog. Our trip downwards to the creek found a little water, and after a climb to the waterfall, there was still minimal water flowing, despite the grey skies. As usual, we took a loop around to get to a rocky above the falls for lunch. Andy W labeled the cranberry oatmeal food more healthy than normal. On our way to Blue Ridge Parkway, we met a couple of young families, who had evacuated from Virginia Beach area, and came hiking in the beginnings of a storm. Along the Slacks Trail, we saw that someone had done a lot of digging to make the trail easier to walk, and improve the drainage, although John S thought that building some of the drains a little differently would have improved their efficiency. Just as we reach the end, real rain started. Ken M abandoned his plan to sample beer at Devil’s Backbone, and Andy had decided to skip the concert because of forecast wind and rain, so four of us headed back to Charlottesville, arriving much earlier than normal.
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