Kellisa started her summer vacation with a father/daughter camping trip to Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia.
Kellisa playing at the campsite:
Kellisa at Massive Gap with Little Pinnacle in the background:
Kellisa practicing her "letters":
Mountainside:
Kellisa waiting, as I find a way up the trail:
The actual summit is a little higher:
The end of the trail:
Summit of Little Pinnacle:
View from the top:
One of the trails leading to Virginia's Highpoint has a trailhead in the park. I was hopeful, but the route is one of the few true alpine trails in the east, so I was unable to get Kellisa to the top of Virginia. During this trip, I came up with the idea of getting Kellisa as close as possible to all the Highpoints we would not be able to summit together. I was making the rules for what I believe to be a unique approach to the Highpoints.
Mountains in the distance:
An overview in the fog:
We went for a several mile hike on the nearby Virginia Creeper Trail. I'm hoping to someday return with Kellisa and complete the entire 35 mile trail through the mountains.
obviously the stories are great, but the silhouette photo of you and K is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI really adore this idea of taking Kellisa to all of the nation's high points. Really great.
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