Post #2148: Compton Gap to Mount Marshall AT hike.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ June 1, 2025
This is an easy hike in the northern section of Shenandoah National Park. It starts from the Compton Gap...
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Post #2147: Front Royal to Mosby Camp Appalachian Trail hike.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 30, 2025
That plaque tells you all you need to know about this hike's difficulty. A cub scout pack did this...
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Post #2146: Front Royal to Skyline Drive hike
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 28, 2025
If you have a hankering for walking uphill, this hike should satisfy it. This is a twelve-and-a-half-mile out-and-back. This is...
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Post #2145: Route 55 to Mosby Camp hike.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 25, 2025
This hike is an out-and-back trip of roughly 10 miles, all of which is on the Appalachian Trail in...
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Post #2144: Thompson Lake to Whitehouse Overlook hike.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 24, 2025
This hike is an out-and-back trip of roughly nine miles, most of which is on the Appalachian Trail in...
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Post #2144: Yee-hah!
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 20, 2025
I can't even spell "Venezuela", unaided. So why is the Trump administration so obsessed with Venezuelans? This is my...
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Post #2143: Manassas Gap and Whiskey Hollow AT shelters hike.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 19, 2025
This is a reasonably easy hike, with lots of level trail, starting from Linden VA, where the Appalachian Trail...
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Post #2142: Dialing it back on the collagen supplement.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 14, 2025
I'm convinced that eating an ounce of collagen a day -- in the form of hydrolyzed collagen powder --...
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Post #2141: Ashby Gap to Sky Meadows Overlooks. A rewarding hike.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 12, 2025
This is a short, relatively easy mountain day hike with a some excellent views, a good workout, and nice...
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Post #2140: Rod Hollow Shelter Hike
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 9, 2025
This roughly 8-mile mountain day hike is good exercise, but not much more than that. It starts from the...
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