…easy hikes, good company, and cabin time in a WV state park!
Healthy road trip fare…(it's ok, we walked it off later, and anyway isn't maple almost a vegetable?)
Heading north to south we found ourselves leaving mid/late fall behind, and by the time we crossed into MD/WV, found ourselves shedding jackets and digging out T shirts for daytime adventures that were happening like it was late summer or very early fall.
October trails - easy does it!
Gentle hikes on clear trails under blue skies in mid October? Yes please! A few bugs (fooled into appearing due to the temps) aside, these were pleasant days to wander in the woods. Gaps in the trees along a high ridge provided long views across the valley to the mountains opposite. If only I'd taken a decent photograph… next time…
There is some view across here - but I didn't photograph it!
Staying in a cabin with a sturdy fireplace, it was no bad thing when the sun dropped below the mountain ridge behind us - the swift temperature decline justified a fire, reminding us it wasn't actually summer. And if we had a beer or two to toast the (relatively) active days, well, that's a pleasant way to spend cool cabin nights…
Justified
By the time this is posted, we'll be home and looking back fondly on a trip where we caught up with friends and family, discovered some new to us beers, and reacquainted ourselves with a favourite mountain town. More on the last next week.
Almost! A new friend…
Warm days, cool nights and happy trails - this particular fall has been a most welcome and very kind season!
A very kind season
Thanks for reading and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
There are strange creatures out there…(photo credit CG, thanks, you stealth photographer you)
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