tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post8235218122331488881..comments2023-12-28T17:18:03.050-05:00Comments on In the Direction of Our Dreams: Lewis Falls Trail in Shenandoah National ParkSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-17671031810029483082015-06-19T21:32:29.009-04:002015-06-19T21:32:29.009-04:00I've got to ask - ever pick up ticks with all ...I've got to ask - ever pick up ticks with all that tree hugging you do? ;)Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/05979446142128610261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-21322070015063944672015-06-16T10:09:40.047-04:002015-06-16T10:09:40.047-04:00Your post brings back wonderful memories of all th...Your post brings back wonderful memories of all the trips we made to Skyline and all the hikes we did there.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-10311282226494696982015-06-16T02:05:56.828-04:002015-06-16T02:05:56.828-04:00I was impressed with the red fungus. I always rem...I was impressed with the red fungus. I always remind myself of the little saying....a fungus among us whenever I see one. Looks like quite a hike. I love finding wild flowers, some the same but many new to me flowers. I can't wait to do some sploring! Sending good and strong thoughts to David. klbexploreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294131539793643894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-45258925433077905812015-06-16T00:40:56.862-04:002015-06-16T00:40:56.862-04:00I can relate to letting a butterfly go...and move ...I can relate to letting a butterfly go...and move on :)<br />Those red shelf fungus are pretty, I have not seen a red one before. Thank you too for identifying the flower glad I did not touch those when I saw them last year. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-24977428584947029212015-06-15T16:39:48.897-04:002015-06-15T16:39:48.897-04:00Great views! The trail conditions remind me fondly...Great views! The trail conditions remind me fondly of some trails up in Algonquin.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-74575736281497940302015-06-15T11:24:52.615-04:002015-06-15T11:24:52.615-04:00What a beautiful trail. Love the fungus and the ol...What a beautiful trail. Love the fungus and the old burly wood. Nature is the best artist! :)owensontheroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076915620668491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-1741664180720980762015-06-15T10:14:02.672-04:002015-06-15T10:14:02.672-04:00Love your delicate little butterfly. That trail re...Love your delicate little butterfly. That trail reminds me of a really good watermelon, worth picking through all the seeds to enjoy the fruit - those are some nasty rocks and roots! Yes, it's a guy thing to not need a stick - until they then need a crutch :-( Wonderful to see all that lush greenery - and would love to find a visible falls as well :-))) Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-55975292202324824432015-06-15T09:36:43.776-04:002015-06-15T09:36:43.776-04:00I think the NPS is always in a quandary about prun...I think the NPS is always in a quandary about pruning and every park does their own thing. But when a great view is advertised it should be a great view. The rest of the hike looks gorgeous even with all the rocks. Obviously lush and moist to have those delightful fungi.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-46572823851773896822015-06-15T07:26:39.362-04:002015-06-15T07:26:39.362-04:00There have been many many fires in Shenandoah. Se...There have been many many fires in Shenandoah. Seems like one a year almost. The problem is these mountains are so fecund. Things grow at a rate that is astonishing.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-13451167466955406812015-06-15T00:06:30.737-04:002015-06-15T00:06:30.737-04:00The problem with waterfall hikes is that they usua...The problem with waterfall hikes is that they usually go down first! We don't like to hike down at the beginning because you have to come up at the end. Glad David made it out:) Love that gorgeous fungi! How pretty! John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-51938215288199794522015-06-14T20:36:43.967-04:002015-06-14T20:36:43.967-04:00Ooooh that's an ankle biter (or worse) of a tr...Ooooh that's an ankle biter (or worse) of a trail! Those shelf fungus are very interesting and striking!Metamorphosis Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637866156639686101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-90967520332185469182015-06-14T18:53:51.147-04:002015-06-14T18:53:51.147-04:00Nice hike, but like so many hikes in the rocks, yo...Nice hike, but like so many hikes in the rocks, you have to stop to look around. Regardless, we love hiking in and on the rocks!!! Just great to see the two of you out and enjoying the things you love:o))Bill and Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623061930930874565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-54635325045677709742015-06-14T18:40:34.247-04:002015-06-14T18:40:34.247-04:00Maybe the view is best in the winter? Unless the ...Maybe the view is best in the winter? Unless the falls are frozen... can't win I guess. ;c)<br /><br />I'm not a big fan of leaving everything natural, there needs to be some common sense applied so certain things can be made accessible to the public. It's a two edged sword.Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-21411534698919335272015-06-14T14:44:18.226-04:002015-06-14T14:44:18.226-04:00I've taken this hike, too, and felt like part ...I've taken this hike, too, and felt like part of it was on a rocky cliff with a steep downside on the right, but I didn't see that you mentioned it. One wrong step and you would be on your way down. Maybe I'm confusing it with another trail. Strangely, my cell phone rang while I was hiking there. It was so incongruous with the setting, and I couldn't believe that I could get reception. It was a college friend calling to wish me a happy 4th of July and she, too, was shocked that she was able to get me. The trail looks like it's in no better shape than when I hiked it several years ago. I did notice a small path down the mountain side towards the falls, and I would love to know how anyone who took it got back up. They would have had to crawl on hands and knees. All that to say that the trail gave me a couple of stories to tell, but I don't think that I'll hike it again. Thank you for identifying the wild flower. I see that every summer. It's lovely. I do love the Big Meadows area. Our tradition is to go hiking on the Drive on July 4th, and we always try to visit the Big Meadows Visitor's Center. My great grandfather's name is in the book of residents who sold land to make the park - Daniel Scott Shiffett. They lived near the Sandy Bottom overlook in Rockingham. The house where my mother's family lived on her grandparents' land was located right where the road goes by Sandy Bottom Overlook. There's something about seeing "Pap's" name there that keeps me coming back. My father's ancestors settled in the Southwest Mountains in Stony Point in the 1700's, so it's no wonder that we think of ourselves as mountain people. It's genetic! Loved seeing David for what was too brief of a time and hope to catch up with you both at some point. Stay cool!Pam Sprousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911993909677818986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-33718340520336066622015-06-14T12:05:58.224-04:002015-06-14T12:05:58.224-04:00That's quite a rocky trail! Although I'm c...That's quite a rocky trail! Although I'm certainly no expert, it seems there would likely not be so much dense growth if there hadn't been so much artificial fire suppression over the years. I know that's true in the west, at least. Glad you identified the wildflower -- and good point, who needs Dupont?? Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09133248112440273123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-764321677632177842015-06-14T12:03:51.852-04:002015-06-14T12:03:51.852-04:00As Sue mentioned the lighting to different places ...As Sue mentioned the lighting to different places is constantly changing. As you said the sun was turning everything white in the late pictures. Timing is everything. The time of day. The time of year. If the you have the time to find that perfect angle for your picture. <br />For those of us that have yet to visit the area it looks great.<br />Be Safe and Enjoy!<br /><br />It's about time. Rick and Kathy Rousseauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187734210342762674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-75763427487350787352015-06-14T11:28:20.147-04:002015-06-14T11:28:20.147-04:00Ahh nature. Hard to control sometimes, especially...Ahh nature. Hard to control sometimes, especially something as ephemeral as a waterfall. There are amazing photos of Yosemite Falls, many descriptions of it over a century or more, but if you go there at the wrong time, it is but a wisp, and sometimes it isn't even there. I so get the vegetation overgrowth thing as well. When Mo first built this house in the forest, it was quite sunny and the trees were lovely. Now we live in a very dark forest with very little sky. Those dang trees just keep growing! LOL Sue Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332448503740101970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-36363729983149303112015-06-14T10:49:17.665-04:002015-06-14T10:49:17.665-04:00I never got back to leave my opinion the last time...I never got back to leave my opinion the last time you hiked to the falls overlook. . .I think a little judicious pruning is beneficial. . .not talking manicured here. . .<br /><br />We once volunteered at a State Park where the Supervisor decided au naturel was his chosen method. . .there ended up being no access to the shoreline from which the kiddos could fish. . .so what was the point of going to the lake? But that's just me. . .when I do a hike expecting a reward. . .and there is no reward, I'm always hugely disappointed. I'm sure you still enjoyed being "out in the woods."Janice Williford Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322596945199192769noreply@blogger.com