[MSCW list] MSCW Digest, Vol 118, Issue 4

[Rasto Brezny]

Tim,

This sounds like great fun and I would join you if I was retired.  In 6
months I will be more open to adventures like these.  Have fun, it should
be a beautiful day.

Rasto

On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 6:06 AM <mscw-request at lists.mscw1.com> wrote:

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>    1. Spur-of-the moment scouting drive on Monday - 4/27. It's a
>       drive-to-hiking trip. (Timothy Metzinger)
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> From: Timothy Metzinger <tim.metzinger at outlook.com>
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> It turns out that Monday (4/27) is gonna be a free day for me, and the
> weather is going to be decent (cool in the morning but 70s later in the
> day).  So I'm going to take a day-long road trip to scout places where I
> may take the car group.  The focus is going to be on hiking - we had a good
> time doing Bear Fence Mountain in 2025.
>
> I'm going to start by having breakfast at the Northside 29 Restaurant in
> Warrenton at 7:30 AM, and then head down 29 towards Charlottesville to take
> US250 to Afton where there is a trailhead to a tunnel through the Blue
> Ridge.  I'll hike through the tunnel to the west side, take pictures, then
> hike back to the car.
>
> Then I'll get on the Skyline Drive northbound and exit at US33, and take
> that north (really west) torwards Harrisonburg, and through the George
> Washington National Forest to Shenandoah Mountain.  There's a trailhead
> there that takes me up the High Knob to a fire tower at the top where I
> should get a 360-degree view.
>
> Then I'll head back towards Harrisonburg on US33 and join US11 northbound
> to Marshall, where I'll stop at the Southern Kitchen for some of their
> great fried chicken, and pie (of course).  After that, I'll take US211 east
> to Cooters, where I'll take the Fort Valley Road route northbound to VA55,
> stopping to leave a note at Jewell, the great mountainside home (it's too
> big to call a cabin) that we will pass during our annual 'go-fast' drive.
>
> Once on VA55, I'll head home, probably getting home around 7:30 - 8:00
> PM.  It'll be about 350 miles of driving, and 3-4 hours of hiking/dining.
>
> If anyone wants to come along for the whole trip or just parts of it, drop
> me an e-mail (tim dot metzinger at outlook dot com)  and show up at
> Northside 29 at 7:30 on Monday.
>
> I'll post a trip report later in the week.
>
> Drive safely and HAVE FUN,
>
> Timothy (Tim) Metzinger
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> tim.metzinger at outlook.com<mailto:tim.metzinger at outlook.com>
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> 703.963.3015
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> End of MSCW Digest, Vol 118, Issue 4
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Rasto Brezny
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