{"id":4168,"date":"2019-05-19T22:59:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T14:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=4168"},"modified":"2022-04-23T06:51:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T22:51:16","slug":"20190519shenandoah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/19\/20190519shenandoah\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Mary’s Rock in Shenandoah"},"content":{"rendered":"

A warm day in the month of May as summer colors finally returned to the mountains. I headed out to Shenandoah National Park for some hiking.
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\"Mary's<\/a>

<\/br>Mary’s Rock<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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This time I picked Mary’s Rock Trail, whose trailhead was conveniently located near Thornton Gap Service Station.
\nFrom satellite image, it seemed that the trail and service station were also accessible from a parking lot on Lee Highway \/ US 211 that didn’t require entrance fees.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lee<\/a>

 \"Lee<\/a> \"Lee<\/a><\/br>\"Lee<\/a> \"Lee<\/a> \"Lee<\/a><\/br>\"Lee<\/a> \"Lee<\/a> \"Lee<\/a><\/br>Lee Highway \/ US211<\/p><\/div>\n

The standard route from Washington DC to Thornton Gap Entrance of the park was I66 and US211. Once out of Interstate, US211 rolled its way through a few villages with minimal traffic lights. Traffic was light on a Sunday morning, especially true after passing Warrenton. All the right ingredients for a perfect road trip.<\/p>\n

After passing Sperryville, Lee Highway \/ US211 narrowed down to two lanes and wound its way up Appalachian Mountains.<\/p>\n

\"Lee<\/a>

 \"Lee<\/a> \"Lee<\/a><\/br>Lee Highway at Sperryville<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lee<\/a>

 \"Lee<\/a><\/br>\"Lee<\/a> \"Lee<\/a><\/br>\"Lee<\/a> \"Lee<\/a><\/br>\"Lee<\/a> \"Lee<\/a><\/br>Lee Highway Climbing Up to Thornton Gap<\/p><\/div>\n

After that, I started my hike. Here’s GPS tracking:
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