On our next day in Shenandoah, it was supposed to be cold; we worried about ice and fog. So we elected to do a hike that we could start from our cabin.
After a short jaunt on roads, we took the Skyland Stable trail to the Limberlost trail, then back again on Whiteoak Canyon. It was a pretty easy hike, if a sad one, since the Limberlost is basically a monument to the hemlocks that used to line it. We saw a lot of deer, including one young one bouncing all around while the mom patiently ate lunch.
The fog cleared up, so we got in the car and drove to Stony Man. We took the horse trail to the summit and the hiker path on the way back (although we will have to return for a couple of short bits of the latter). This one was short, and even though it was uphill the work/reward ratio was great - we had terrific views at the top.
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