Last Saturday I joined a group of women from my church to hike the Maryland Heights Trail near Harpers Ferry, WV.
If the name “Harpers Ferry” sounds vaguely familiar to you… it should. There is so much history about the area, especially from the Civil War, including John Brown’s Raid. The Harpers Ferry National Historical Park covers parts of West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland, and was about an hour away from DC.
Our hiking group.
As you can still there is still a lot green on the trees although it varied based on how high we were. Personally I loved that there was a great blend of fall and summer colors. After week of higher temps in the 80s, the temperature dropped quite a bit the night before the hike, giving us the perfect weather for a fall hike.
I still don’t know very many of these ladies all that well, but I really value that the church I attend puts such an emphasis on small groups and community.
I had a great time with everyone!
The hike was challenging in a few places, but not too bad. What is more amazing is that I didn’t fall once… I think that is a first for me. You would think being so short and a dancer as a kid would help my balance, but no, most of the time it is quite the opposite.
I know this is probably a little creepy but I couldn’t pass up a good photo.
If you know me well you know that my favorite place to be is up in the mountains. I am a bit partial to the Blue Mountains in Oregon, but these ones sure didn’t disappoint. Its been another busy couple of weeks at work so a full day out of the city, enjoying the fall colors, with great company was exactly what I needed. And I am so glad I decided last minute to take my camera. I use it so much for work stuff and touring around DC, that it was nice to get in more practice with a different subject.
We didn’t explore the little town that much, but it was so cute! I definitely want to go back and focus more on the history.
Happy Fall!
Cheers!
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