Category: Mountains

Winter is over. Go outside!

3/19/2015

The sweet, tangy smell of mulch laid outside our home is the sure sign that the outdoor season has arrived. Okay, so it's suppose to snow tomorrow. Whatever, Spring is here! I saw it in the faces of the student groups I trekked through the Washington D.C. streets this past week. I look at my calendar and anticipate the memories to be made as I venture folks along the sprouting trials of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I'm ready. Are you? April is afoot, the Cherry Blossom are soon to bloom, and the vistas of Shenandoah that are now barren and grey, will soon turn to rolling peaks and lush greenery of awesome! I am happy. This is what the season brings. Promises of connection and exposure , to what we all are born to appreciate... The great mother of nature.

Let's get outdoors.

Let's hike.

Get out there and bask in the glory of what it means to be alive!

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10 facts about Shenandoah National Park

11/20/2014

1. The park was authorized by President Calvin Coolidge and Congress on May 22, 1926, established on December 26, 1935, and on July 3, 1936 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated its’ opening to the public

2. In 1929 President Herbert Hoover established his summer retreat in what is now Rapidan Camp. The camp consisted of 13 rustic cabins located where two streams merge to form the Rapidan River

3. The size of the park is 197,438 acres, with 79,579 acres of protected wilderness, and spans across 7 Virginian counties

4. There are 236 miles of roads, including the 105.5 mile historic Skyline Drive which runs along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, from Front Royal, VA to Rockfish Gap near Afton, VA

5. There are 516 miles of hiking trails in the park, including 101 miles of the famed Appalachian Trail which runs from Katahdin, Maine to Springer Mountain, Georgia

6. The park is home to over 200 species of resident and transient birds including Wild Turkey and Peregrine Falcons, and 53 species of mammals including White-Tailed Deer, Black Bear and Bobcats

7. The park has over 60 peaks with elevations over 3,000 ft including the highest peak at Hawksbill Mountain (4,051 ft.) The lowest level of elevation is at the North Entrance (561 ft.)

8. The park is comprised primarily of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are part of the Appalachian Mountain Range, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world formed over 300 to 500 million years ago

9. The three primary bedrock types are Granitic, Siliciclastic, and Basaltic

10. The Blue Ridge Mountains got their name from the bluish color they display when seen from a distance

Winter is over. Go outside!

10 facts about Shenandoah National Park

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