Author: James Hess (page 3 of 3)

Into The Woods

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

With the rain behind us, Nadine and I were excited to begin our first day in Shenandoah on dry trails.  We had plans to spend the night deep in the woods, but decided to first tackle the short Stoney Man and Little Stoney Man loop before lunch.  We quickly packed up camp and headed towards the campground restrooms to finish drying our boots under the hand dryers before heading to the trail.

After a short drive North along Skyline Drive, dodging crossing herds of deer, we arrived at the trailhead parking area. Our trail route would cover a little under 4 miles while following a short section of the Appalachian Trail to the Stoney Man Overlook Trail, then a visit the Little Stoney Man before returning along the Passamaquoddy Trail and Bridle Trail.

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And So It Begins

Tomorrow’s the day we embark on our grand adventure across the country for the next unknown number of months.  A lot of saving, planning, and preparation has gone into this trip but it really hasn’t set in that we are about to begin.  Life on the road is about to get very real.

The following is a rough itinerary of our planned route with much more detail in our east coast stops than farther west.  We’ll fill those in as we go.  If you have any suggestions on where we should stop along the way or add a detour, be sure to leave us a note.

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