Iva Gillet, with dog Remi, and Bill Holman led and swept this 4 mile loop in the shadows of Humpback Rock. Meeting at AHS were Bev and Pete Fink, Marian Styles, Cat McCue and her dog Josie, Emerald Young, Neil McKinney, Debra Fisher, Andy Willgruber, Brianna Taylor and Baby ?, Samara Khalique, and Brian Muszynski. Andy and Brianna shared the wonderful news of their marriage AND that they are expecting a baby boy in April! Andy is pleased that in a decade or so, there will be another young AT trail maintainer in the group.
We arrived at Humpback prior to the parking lot getting too crowded meeting Carol Wise, Mary Buford and Fred Hitz and their dog Peachie, Ginny Barber and Bill Westen at the trail head.
We began our loop down the Old Howardsville Turnpike, turning north on the AT, then heading to the Glass Hollow overlook. Then trail was full of Boy Scout groups, and they fled the overlook when Brian arrived. We enjoyed a snack/ early lunch including Blondie bars at this awesome vantage point into the Rockfish Valley. Perfect temperature and lots of sunshine, so we did not rush off. We proceeded along the AT until turning onto the Albright Loop Trail and easily spotted the plane wreckage. Climbing Dobie Mountain we stopped periodically to admire the view and catch our breath. Lots of good conversations with new hikers (Mary Buford, Fred, Bill, Carol, and Cat) and some faces we haven’t seen in a while. We were also thrilled to have our youngest hiker (in vitro) and 3 dogs!
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