by Iva Gillet
We had a nice break from the recent cold temperatures, with a sunny day in the 50’s in Charlottesville, but in the upper 30’s in the mountains. Thinking the Skyline Drive would be closed with the recent snow, the hike leader chose a hike that could take place without it being open. Newcomers Ginny Barber and Tom Keesling chose a good first hike of relatively short distance and rolling terrain. Also joining us were Maynard Davis and David Carter, both who haven’t joined us in a while, and the usual suspects: CJ Woodburn, Sunny Choi, Leon Gorman, Marian Styles, Pete Fink, Brian Muszynski, Jeanne Densmore, John (Shorts) Brandt, with Andy Willgruber and Briana Taylor meeting us at the trailhead.
We did hike most of the trail in the snow, which was accentuated by John Brandt’s shorts and tennis shoes.
We had the pleasure of meeting up with 3 other hikers who came from Massanutten. It allowed Brian the chance to converse with someone from Germany, perfecting how to say, "I wish I were a chicken."
We had our lunch at the maintenance shed where Brian shared cauliflower soup and Iva shared chocolate chip cookies AND brownie walnut chip cookies. We traveled at a leisurely pace, and still finished our hike by 1:30 PM. It allowed us time for outside activities at home after a nice hike in the woods.
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