Thursday, March 18, 2010

Dark Hollow Falls in Shenandoah Park

Falls Flowing Full from Snow Melt and Spring Rains

Dark Hollow Falls
Dark Hollow Falls near Big Meadows in Shenandoah Park. Photo by S. Kirchman.

Bridesburg Cottage
Bridesburg Cottage at Big Meadows.

Old Rag
Old Rag Mountain.

Shenandoah National Park has always been a special place to our family. As a girl, my Mother hiked Old Rag and White Oak Canyon. Skyland was always where we had family reunion. When my Mother and Father passed away we gathered one last time at Skyland to remember them.

Big Meadows was where my wife and I spent the first night of our honeymoon. Bridesburg cottage had fireplaces in the rooms and even in late May it was nice to have a warm fire.

This past Tuesday my son continued the tradition... proposing to his girl at Dark Hollow Falls! When she said 'absolutely' another generation made Shenandoah their special place as well!

Dark Hollow Falls
My photo of Dark Hollow Falls, now even more of a favorite place!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Hiking Elliott's Knob

A Quiet Mountain Hollow Stream Awaits...

Falls Hollow
Falls Hollow, pictures taken in September of this year.

Falls Hollow

Falls Hollow

Falls Hollow

Falls Hollow

...and a Rugged Hike Awaits as Well

One of my favorite places to hike is the trail up Elliott's Knob [or Elliott Knob]. I'm pretty sure I saw it as Elliott's on a Jedediah Hotchkiss map so I'm sticking with it. The trail makes its way up Falls Hollow along this little stream.

Here are More Pictures [click to view] taken along the trail up Elliott's Knob.

Road to the Top
Coming out of Falls Hollow, hikers find a rugged mountain road to the top.

Fire Tower
Abandoned fire tower at the summit.

Fire Tower
Looking up at the fire tower.

Almost to the Top
Almost to the top, where a view awaits...

Elliott's Knob View
...of the Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance.

Elliott's Knob
Elliott's Knob as seen from Little North Mountain.

Elliott's Knob in Winter

Augusta's Highest Point as Seen from Staunton

Elliotts Knob
Snow still covers Elliott's Knob and outlines the road to the top.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Doyle River Falls

Heavy Rains Make a Beautiful Scene

Lower Falls
The Lower Falls.

Hiking Doyle River Falls Trail in Winter [click to read].