I spent a good bit of Monday showing my good friend Elder Bob Searle (from Utah) some of my favorite trails in the Shenandoah National Park. We first drove out past Grottoes and hiked up the Madison Run Fire Road to the Furnace Mountain Trail. We forded Madison Run and went up the Furnace Mountain Trail a ways before coming back down. Next we drove out past Crimora and hiked the RipRap Trail, going out about 2 miles, just past the intersection with the Wildcat Ridge Trail. We crossed two fords on this trail, which is one of my favorites. We turned back before getting to the swimming hole.
The rhododendrons are pretty much bloomed out by this time of year, and the mountain laurel is not yet at its peak. But we found some pretty flowers nevertheless.
After lunch, we drove up to the Skyline Drive, and hiked along the Appalachian Trail up to Blackrock Summit.
Left around 10:30 a.m., got home around 6 pm, and after getting cleaned up, we had dinner with our wives at the Depot in Staunton. Magnificent day!
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