The December 1 midweek PATC hike saw only 3 hikers complete a 10.8 mile figure 8 loop in Shenandoah's North District that included the Little Devil's Stairs Trail, the Sugarloaf Trail, a section of the A.T., and the Keyser Run Road. The hikers were Marit Anderson, Mark Trail, and hike leader Jeff Monroe. A brisk, clear day helped move the hikers along, and the hike leader successfully completed his "Shenandoah 500," hiking all of the 500+ miles of Shenandoah trails and fire roads. Upon completing this hike, at Mark Trail's suggestion, the hike leader celebrated the Shenandoah 500 completion by weakly attempting to climb one of Shenandoah National Park's ever present concrete mileage posts. It was not pretty! After the hike, Marit and Mark camped in Shenandoah's 30 degree overnight weather even though Mark was sick as a dog. Why? Because they are crazy people.
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