A number of years ago, my son and I went to the Grand Canyon for a bit of an adventure. We had arrived at the campground at the south rim of the canyon at about midnight, and it was chilly. It was the first week of June, and the rim is about 7000 feet above …
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Nonforested
Last weekend, I took a hike. Literally. About 45 minutes or so from home are some of the tallest mountains in Virginia. At 4001 ft high, Flat Top is the highest of a triplet of mountains called the Peaks of Otter. My hike was on Sharp Top, which is the pointiest peak, and the third …