Buck Hollow to Mary's Rock, October 4, 2014

      The eleven energetic athletes Michael Seth, Jeanne Densmore, Charles Staples, David Crowe, Virginia Masterson, Pete and Bev Fink, CJ Woodburn, John Brandt and Kelly O’Rourke, enjoyed a beautiful ~ 9 miles with an elevation gain of +2,459 (according to Kelly’s smarty-pants phone-no guarantees on accuracy).  We ascended up to the very chilly, but pretty Mary’s Rock where we were met by the other group of hikers lead by Bill Holman.  On the way down Buck Ridge trail, CJ counted over 518 (her estimate of ~ 550) stairs!  We all agreed that it was the longest stretch of continuous stairs we have encountered in the SNP!  A big THANK YOU to the folks who built and maintain this stretch of trail!!  As usual, a great time was had by all.