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Hiking Black Mountain, KY

March 15, 2021 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Hiking Black Mountain, KY

Hike: I can hardly call this a hike, but we did a short walk up to the highest point in Kentucky, Black Mountain, which stands at 4,145 feet above sea level. Located just across the border of Virginia, this involved a very bumpy ride up an old dirt road. In my opinion, this gets … [Read more...]

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Hiking Grayson Highlands & Mount Rogers, Virginia

March 9, 2021 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Hiking Grayson Highlands & Mount Rogers, Virginia

Hike: In the middle of a lush fraser fir forest, Mount Rogers, VA stands at 5,729 feet above sea level. This peak is #19 on the 50 states list, and for us, was highpoint #12 completed. Since Mount Rogers is most easily accessed from Grayson Highlands State Park, we chose to take … [Read more...]

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My Top 5 Hikes of 2020

January 23, 2021 By Vanessa Vila 4 Comments

My Top 5 Hikes of 2020

Although I wrote my Year in Review, I wanted a separate post to highlight the most amazing hikes from this year. I have been so focused on running, for such a long time (since 2010, with my only breaks due to pregnancy or injury), I didn't actively seek out any special … [Read more...]

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Hiking Mount Davis, Pennsylvania

December 4, 2020 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Hiking Mount Davis, Pennsylvania

Hike: Our third highpoint in 3 days (after WV and MD), we hiked to the most unique highpoint (you'll see why!) thus far, Mount Davis, PA on 11/10/2020. Mount Davis is #33 of the 50 states' highpoints, just behind Maryland. At 3,213 feet, it is the lowest elevation highpoint … [Read more...]

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Hiking Backbone Mountain, Maryland

November 22, 2020 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Hiking Backbone Mountain, Maryland

Hike: On 11/9/2020, we hiked to the highest point in the state of Maryland. The "Hoye-Crest is a summit along Backbone Mountain just inside of Garrett County, Maryland. It is the highest natural point in Maryland at an elevation of 3,360 feet." (Wikipedia) On the list of the … [Read more...]

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