Shenandoah Trip

Dan suggested that we go to Shenandoah National Park for a few days of camping. It was a great idea. The first night it rained while we slept and we woke to a cold morning rushing to get some hot coffee quick. We hiked part of the Appalachian Trail to Doyles River Trail which was a 1000 foot descent to the waterfalls. This of course meant a 1000 foot ascent and my left knee was aching at the end of the hike. I will be obtaining some new trail shoes/boots. That night the temperature dropped to the high 20's, low 30's and another quick coffee effort, Dan conveniently slept late this day or at least until the coffee was being poured into a mug. This time we went north on the Appalachian Trail and we were rewarded with the view from Loft Mountain, wow. We should have stayed longer in hindsight.
So we chose to leave that afternoon instead of waking up at 5am and driving all day Sunday. While getting home to the family was a great thing, I did debate on the drive what it would have been like to have stayed that afternoon and camped by myself overnight.
Alas another great trip for this year (summer at the lake with my whole family being the other).
Here is a picture of the three of us from one of the overlooks.