{"id":6582,"date":"2022-05-27T22:59:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T14:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6582"},"modified":"2022-07-15T10:32:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T02:32:12","slug":"20220527tinker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/27\/20220527tinker\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1 of May 2022 Virginia Trip, Hiking Tinker Cliffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the Memorial Day weekend last year, I hiked McAfee Knob and Dragon\u2019s Tooth trails near Roanoke, Virginia, which I really enjoyed. So this year, I felt it\u2019s only appropriate for me to finish the remainder of Virginia\u2019s Triple Crown, Tinker Cliffs. While the views were spectacular, rain and muddy trails made it a rather disappointing trip.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1917.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1917.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:150,gap:9,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:63,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:150,gap:9,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:63,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This was actually the Friday before Memorial Day. The weather forecast indicated a morning storm followed by periods of sunshine, with probability of storm developing later in the afternoon. I saw an opening of weather in the \u201csunshine\u201d at noon, and decided to set off for Virginia in the morning. (This actually turned out to be a mistake.)<br \/>\nJust as forecasted, I encountered some heavy storm on I81 passing Strasburg. But by the time I got to Andy Layne Trailhead for Tinker Cliffs at 1:30pm and started my hike, there was only sunshine. Things looked great for my adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s GPS tracking:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=107927661&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020128.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020128.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020105.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_144337_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_144337_HDR.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Shaped like a trident.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_144540.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_144540.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_144547.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_144547.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_144657_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_144657_HDR.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">About halfway at a steep slope, the only signs of improvement along the trail with these steps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020131.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020131.jpg\" width=\"85%\" alt=\"Trail\" 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slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020128.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020128.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020105.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020105.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020122.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020122.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020125.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mostly covered in leaves.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_144337_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_144337_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Shaped like a trident.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_144540.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_144540.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_144547.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_144547.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_144657_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_144657_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">About halfway at a steep slope, the only signs of improvement along the trail with these steps.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020131.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020131.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">About halfway at a steep slope, the only signs of improvement along the trail with these steps.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_151956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_151956.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_153232_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_153232_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_180128.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_180128.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Tinker Cliffs were a section of cliffs along the Appalachian Trail, offering views of mountains to the west. It\u2019s just like McAfee Knob, longer in its span but without the made-for-picture rocky outcrop and thus less crowded. It\u2019s a 11.7km out-and-back trail to Tinker Cliffs with 593m of elevation gain, most of which were in the woods (pictured above). At first, I was enjoying myself, thinking my skin would love the shade from sunshine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020117.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020117.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Apart from this small open field at the lowest elevation point of the entire route, the trail was mostly in woods.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020116.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Apart from this small open field at the lowest elevation point of the entire route, the trail was mostly in woods.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020118.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Apart from this small open field at the lowest elevation point of the entire route, the trail was mostly in woods.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020110.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020110.jpg\" alt=\"Fences\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fences<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Probably as a way to keep cyclists and horses off the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_141310_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_141310_HDR.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Forest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_153236_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_153236_HDR.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020117.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020116.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020118.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020110.jpg\" alt=\"Fences\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_141310_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_153236_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020117.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020117.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Apart from this small open field at the lowest elevation point of the entire route, the trail was mostly in woods.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020116.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Apart from this small open field at the lowest elevation point of the entire route, the trail was mostly in woods.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020118.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Apart from this small open field at the lowest elevation point of the entire route, the trail was mostly in woods.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020110.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020110.jpg\" alt=\"Fences\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fences<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Probably as a way to keep cyclists and horses off the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_141310_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_141310_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Forest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_153236_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_153236_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Forest<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020113.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020113.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Footbridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Footbridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For two river crossings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020112.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020112.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Ponds\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ponds<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The worst part of the muddy trail, right next to one of the water crossings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020121.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Raging Waters\" \/><\/a><\/br>Raging Waters<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There was a major storm earlier today so water flow along these creeks were quite high.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_195404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_195404.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Raging Waters\" \/><\/a><\/br>Raging Waters<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There was a major storm earlier today so water flow along these creeks were quite high.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020119.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020119.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020114.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020114.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Raging Waters\" \/><\/a><\/br>Raging Waters<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There was a major storm earlier today so water flow along these creeks were quite high.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020113.jpg\" alt=\"Footbridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020112.jpg\" alt=\"Ponds\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020121.jpg\" alt=\"Raging Waters\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_195404.jpg\" alt=\"Raging Waters\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020119.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020114.jpg\" alt=\"Raging Waters\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020113.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020113.jpg\" alt=\"Footbridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Footbridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For two river crossings.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020112.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020112.jpg\" alt=\"Ponds\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ponds<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The worst part of the muddy trail, right next to one of the water crossings.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020121.jpg\" alt=\"Raging Waters\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Raging Waters<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There was a major storm earlier today so water flow along these creeks were quite high.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_195404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_195404.jpg\" alt=\"Raging Waters\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Raging Waters<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There was a major storm earlier today so water flow along these creeks were quite high.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020119.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020119.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterfall<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020114.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020114.jpg\" alt=\"Raging Waters\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Raging Waters<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There was a major storm earlier today so water flow along these creeks were quite high.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>However, a major issue with the trail during my visit was its excessive amounts of mud. While the weather was great (during my ascent), the storm earlier today left the ground very saturated, which I didn\u2019t factor in studying weather forecasts. And since most of the trail was on dirt (as opposed to more mud-resistant rocks), there were numerous muddy spots along the way, and by getting my shoes and trousers dirty they greatly slowed me down and deprived me of the enjoyment I should have had with a great day out. In addition, the mud had become so abhorrent that the sound of my shoes stepping on them was to some degree, traumatic. I brought my hiking poles, which slightly alleviated the problem, but it still ended up as a terrible day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_180447.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_180447.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_153456.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_153456.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_153453.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_153453.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_182048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_182048.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_150256.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_150256.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_134602_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_134602_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020107.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020107.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_182750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_182750.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_180447.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_153456.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_153453.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_182048.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_150256.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_134602_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020107.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_182750.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_180447.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_180447.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_153456.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_153456.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_153453.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_153453.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_182048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_182048.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_150256.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_150256.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_134602_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_134602_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020107.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020107.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_182750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_182750.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>With all the mud slowing me down, I only made it to Tinker Cliffs at almost 4pm, more than 2 hours after I started.<br \/>\nBy that time I only shared the entire section of the cliffs with another bird, and it\u2019s nice to watch the distance mountains in gloomy blue underneath the clouds, in reflection of the name \u201cBlue Ridge Mountains\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1918.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Cliffs\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tinker Cliffs<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1919.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1919.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Cliffs\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tinker Cliffs<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1935.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Cliffs\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tinker Cliffs<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1915Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1915Q9.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Distant McAfee Knob\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant McAfee Knob<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Also part of Virginia Triple Crown, which I visited last Memorial Day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1916.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains in Clouds<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A rather appropriate sight for the name of \u201cBlue Ridge Mountains\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1936.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1936.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Clouds<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Just 8 minutes after the previous shot, the clouds were starting to cover McAfee Knob, sign of impending storm.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1918.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Cliffs\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1919.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Cliffs\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1935.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Cliffs\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1915Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant McAfee Knob\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1916.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1936.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Tinker Cliffs.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1918.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Cliffs\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tinker Cliffs<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1919.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1919.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Cliffs\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tinker Cliffs<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1935.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Cliffs\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tinker Cliffs<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1915Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1915Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant McAfee Knob\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant McAfee Knob<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Also part of Virginia Triple Crown, which I visited last Memorial Day.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1916.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains in Clouds<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A rather appropriate sight for the name of \u201cBlue Ridge Mountains\u201d.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1936.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1936.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in Clouds<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Just 8 minutes after the previous shot, the clouds were starting to cover McAfee Knob, sign of impending storm.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020134Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-m\/P1020134Q9.jpg\" width=\"39.2%\" alt=\"Bird\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020136Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-m\/P1020136Q10.jpg\" width=\"58.8%\" alt=\"Bird\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bird<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This one was actually sitting on its legs (left). Alerted by my arrival, it stood on its legs (right).<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/DSC_1920_DSC_1933-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1920_DSC_1933-14.jpg\" alt=\"View from Tinker Cliffs before the Storm\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Tinker Cliffs before the Storm<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, my excitement of reaching Tinker Cliffs was short-lived, as I quickly lost sight of McAfee Knob among the mountains to the south to dense mist, that\u2019s when I realized a storm was coming. At first, I thought I might have enough time to appreciate the scenery before the storm reached Tinker Cliffs, which wasn\u2019t the case. A mere 10 minutes after I took the first photo at Tinker Cliffs, rain started to fall, combined with roars of thunder. So I retreated back into the woods for shelter, waiting for the rain to pass.<\/p>\n<p>The storm had been very intense at times, which was more than what my umbrella could handle, and it didn\u2019t show signs of letting up for almost an hour.<br \/>\nIt wasn\u2019t pleasant, cramped underneath an umbrella waiting for an uncertain end of the storm without internet. But when it\u2019s finally abating, I headed back to Tinker Cliffs and took some photos and videos of its end, of the rays of sun breaking through clouds and the mountains dressed in patches of mists, as much as I could to salvage the day\u2019s experience.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6n3Zc-npkRI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020144_P1020155-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020144_P1020155-12.jpg\" alt=\"View from Tinker Cliffs after the Storm\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Tinker Cliffs after the Storm<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/GOPR0142.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/GOPR0142.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"End of Storm in Sight\" \/><\/a><\/br>End of Storm in Sight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_172432_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_172432_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Storm Ending\" \/><\/a><\/br>Storm Ending<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_173007_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_173007_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Storm Ending\" \/><\/a><\/br>Storm Ending<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020140.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains after Storm<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020143.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains after Storm<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020156.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020156.jpg\" alt=\"McAfee Knob after Storm\" \/><\/a><\/br>McAfee Knob after Storm<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020157.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020157.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains after Storm<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020158.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains after Storm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/GOPR0142.jpg\" alt=\"End of Storm in Sight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_172432_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Storm Ending\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220527_173007_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Storm Ending\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020140.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020143.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020156.jpg\" alt=\"McAfee Knob after Storm\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020157.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020158.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/GOPR0142.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/GOPR0142.jpg\" alt=\"End of Storm in Sight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>End of Storm in Sight<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_172432_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_172432_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Storm Ending\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Storm Ending<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_173007_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_173007_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Storm Ending\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Storm Ending<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020140.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020143.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains after Storm<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020156.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020156.jpg\" alt=\"McAfee Knob after Storm\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>McAfee Knob after Storm<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020157.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020157.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains after Storm<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/P1020158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020158.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains after Storm\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains after Storm<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I left Tinker Cliffs at 5:50pm and headed back downhill. With the storm that I just sheltered through, the mud condition along the trail could only get worse. To make matters worse, there was occasional light rain during my descent, which certainly didn\u2019t help. As a result, it took me 2 hours and 25 minutes to get back to the trailhead, which was longer than my ascent.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/IMG_20220527_191205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/27\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220527_191205.jpg\" alt=\"Obstacle\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Obstacle<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The worst part of the day. During my ascent in the dry, I tried to duck underneath the branches. But with my descent in the rain, I really didn\u2019t want to get my backpack dirty, so I found a not-so-pleasant path around it.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In hindsight, the morning storm cleared Strasburg at about 10:30am, which was slightly earlier than the weather forecast, by which time I should have realized maybe the afternoon storm would also arrive earlier. That combined with my failure to foresee the mud situation meant I moved a lot slower than expected along the trail, otherwise the afternoon storm would hit during my descent, which was much safer than the top of the mountain in a thunderstorm.<\/p>\n<p>After that, I headed back to town for some dinner. My planned hotel for the night in Roanoke was unfortunately fully booked, so I picked a backup one in Blacksburg, which added about half an hour&#8217;s drive, after a long and somewhat miserable day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Memorial Day weekend last year, I hiked McAfee Knob and Dragon\u2019s Tooth trails near Roanoke, Virginia, which I really enjoyed. 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