{"id":3593,"date":"2019-11-24T02:59:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T18:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2019-11-24T02:59:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T18:59:14","slug":"20191026buzzard-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/24\/20191026buzzard-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Buzzard Rock of George Washington National Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a weekend towards the end of October, when foliage forecast was at its peak for mountains in the mid-atlantic region, something that I wouldn’t attempt to miss. This time, I ventured into Northern George Washington National Forest and hiked Buzzard Rock Trail, in the best of autumn colors.
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<\/br>Hills from Buzzard Rock Ridge<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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Since it was the weekend of peak foliage, I was originally planning to spend the night camping at Wolf Gap. Unfortunately, weather forecast were hinting at some violent overnight storm, so that was cut short to a day trip.
\nBut still I was gambling with the weather a little bit. Intermittent drizzle, albeit very light, accompanied me on my way to the trailhead and towards the early part of my hike. But at the end of the day, both the trail and I remained dry, among the best views of the year.<\/p>\n

By the way, a burnt truck on I66 blocked the highway for an hour, so it was already past noon by the time I reached the trailhead. Buzzard Rock Trailhead had parking for about 15 cars and was half-filled by the time I arrived. Online comments did suggest it was usually full on weekends of peak summer season.
\nAnd here’s GPS tracking.
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