It was quite cold this morning, which had a predictably poor effect on our motivation to quickly get out of our tent. The cold front that had started to blow in yesterday was definitely here in full force, and we huddled in our sleeping bags trying to warm up much longer than planned.
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We woke up to a cold, brisk morning, but were few clouds in the sky and the sun made a dramatic appearance rising over Shenandoah National Park. Despite last night’s rain, the wind ventilated our tent quite well, and you’d never know it had rained. CareFree and I weren’t especially fast getting started this morning, but we were on our way before 8, heading back down the Kennedy Peak Trail to the Massannutten Trail, and resuming our walk south.
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Despite occasional drizzles overnight, our tent remained dry, thanks to our ridge-top campsite. In the Shenandoah Valley to the east, fog (or possibly smoke) blanketed the valley. It was generally overcast, with occasional breaks of blue sky. Not bad for our first night on the trail.
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Today, my partner and I began our latest thru-hike, the 71-mile long Massanutten Trail in Virginia.
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My next “long-distance” hike is the 71-mile Massanutten Trail, located in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia, about half an hour drive west of Shenandoah National Park.
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