reported by John
Shannon
On a perfect day to
be outside, eight people met at Two Mile Run overlook to hike out to
the summit of Rocky Mount. There were still many brightly colored
leaves. Around noon we were still climbing up Rocky Mount as people
wondered how much further there was to go. Not remembering all the
turns, I did not make any promises about being almost there.
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When we
did reach the summit, we spread out on the rocks for lunch which
included some orange and cranberry in an energy loaf. Just after we
started back, we went to another overlook where there were no trees
blocking our view. Séverine Fremy took many pictures of the new
sights.
Further along we heard and saw a large flock of birds which
we did not definitively identify. By this time we met others heading
out to Rocky Mount, which is not a common experience. During the long
climb back to our cars, we met the trail overseer and Blue Blazed
Trails District Manager who were looking for fallen trees to cut, but
there were only a
couple of small ones. With our stops to enjoy the
sights, we arrived in Charlottesville after most of the football
traffic had gone.
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