TR: Dark Hollow Falls and Old Rag
Apr 17, 2015 14:18:22 GMT -5
Post by rpcv on Apr 17, 2015 14:18:22 GMT -5
The program my husband and I volunteer with had training in Shenandoah National Park this weekend. In our downtime on Saturday, we hiked down to Dark Hollow Falls. I have hiked up to the falls from the Rose River Fire Road trailhead on the east boundary of the park (that is the long way, in case you were wondering), but I hadn't actually hiked to it the way most people do: from Skyline Drive. It was fairly crowded (to be expected), but still pleasant.
Upper Dark Hollow Falls (with a couple of water spots on the lens).
On Sunday, our training was over on Old Rag. We hiked in from Berry Hollow, so we avoided most of the crowds (again, to be expected). It was a spectacularly nice day. And the spring flowers are starting to bloom!
Bloodroot on the road from Berry Hollow.
Looking southeast from the summit.
A butterfly on the summit (anyone know what kind?).
So, the only thing that marred the day on Old Rag was finding two of the potholes (called opferkessels) on the summit filled with plaster. I've seen just about everything you can imagine on that mountain, but that was a new one.
I think someone thought they could get a cast of one of the potholes? Who knows.
Upper Dark Hollow Falls (with a couple of water spots on the lens).
On Sunday, our training was over on Old Rag. We hiked in from Berry Hollow, so we avoided most of the crowds (again, to be expected). It was a spectacularly nice day. And the spring flowers are starting to bloom!
Bloodroot on the road from Berry Hollow.
Looking southeast from the summit.
A butterfly on the summit (anyone know what kind?).
So, the only thing that marred the day on Old Rag was finding two of the potholes (called opferkessels) on the summit filled with plaster. I've seen just about everything you can imagine on that mountain, but that was a new one.
I think someone thought they could get a cast of one of the potholes? Who knows.
