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Snow melt brings great waterfall hikes

by Dave Pidgeon on March 2, 2010

As the snow melts into our streams and rivers, Shenandoah National Park, Va., has an abundance of waterfall hikes to try.

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Curing the Springer Mountain fever

by Dave Pidgeon on January 22, 2010

Tips for helping you find your way to Springer Mountain in Georgia, where the Appalachian Trail has its southern terminus.

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The ghostly heart of Shenandoah

by Dave Pidgeon on November 30, 2009

Hollows and ravines branch off Shenandoah National Park’s main ridge, and while thousands of visitors gawk at the mountain folds from Skyline Drive, few actually go explore them. They should if only to catch a glimpse into the park’s past.

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DAY HIKER: The Pinnacle of Pennsylvania

by davepidgeon on October 27, 2009

Epic. For Pennsylvania. Those are the best words to describe The Pinnacle in northern Berks County, a rock outcrop jutting out of Blue Mountain about 800 feet above the Lehigh Valley. No finer vista exists along Pennsylvania’s 229 miles of Appalachian Trail. While the experience of hiking there may not have the adventurous quality of [...]

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Weather or not to hike

by davepidgeon on October 23, 2009

Not heading to Shenandoah National Park this weekend. The guy I was dragging bringing along just got back from a 15-hour drive from Florida and severe thunderstorms are predicted all day for the northern Virginia mountains. And, I humbly admit, Mrs. Compass Points and I have a lot of work to do in our new [...]

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