Did some traveling for the holiday weekend out to the wilds of Lennhartsville, PA and the Blue Rocks Campground for some R&R with the old shore gang. On the whole a good trip, though rain killed a lot of the hang out time on Friday night and a freakish hay fever attack killed me on Saturday night. But come Sunday the whole trip paid off in spades as I got to add a few more miles on my Appalachian Trail total. Not much for distance, but hard to beat the views and activities therein.
Hell, I even got to go climbing inside a cave for the first time. The experience was just as terrifying as it was exhilarating. We were at least 1,500 feet up at the one cave entrance, so a wrong step would have been very nasty. And the other entrance was about 35 feet straight up. I’m proud to say I conquered both and think I’ll have to take in some of those caverns I saw advertised on the back side of Virginia on my way to the ‘roo.
The trek in the woods was not without peril. GPS was found lacking (when it was remembered at all), solo hikers from the group took tumbles and the rest of us had a run-in with a baby rattlesnake. Scrapes, scratches and stories for sure, but no broken bones and so far I’ve hear of no poison ivy cases either. Par for the course.
The drive back to civilization was nice, leisurely and cathartic. The pictures are splendid and relaxing, so I figured I’d share some of the better ones with you all. Check inside for the goodies and make sure you enjoy them all, m’kay?
