With the weather starting to get a bit nicer, we decided to take advantage while I visiting Richmond and go hiking. After stopping in Charlottesville for breakfast and sandwiches to bring on the hike, we drove up to Shenandoah National Park and did a couple hikes along Skyline Drive. We arrived and bought a Shenandoah Annual Pass so we could continue exploring the 109 mile-long road running through the Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge mountains throughout the year. It had snowed a few days before so there was a bit of snow on the ground at the higher shady places but in general, it was a gorgeous day with gorgeous views.
We stayed in the Riprap area and did the 2.2 mile Turk Mountain trail that came out over a beautiful view and then did the 3.4 mile Chimney Rock part of the Riprap trail (although we actually missing the turnaround so ended up hiking another couple miles). It was a bit slippery because of some of the snow so we found a stick I could use as a walking stick.I loved coming to the park at this time of year (end of winter/beginning of spring) because the leaves had not grown back yet on many of the trees so the views were even better than normal the entire hikes instead of just at the summit view point. My goal is to hike each season of the year in the park because I think spring, summer, fall and winter will all offer incredible but unique viewpoints on the Shenandoah National Park. I'm excited to go back up in a few weeks and explore more of the beautiful Shenandoah National Park.
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