Pandapas Pond hike 2004 - Part 1

PART 1 - Hike at Pandapas Pond on Thursday, May 6, 2004 from 8:00 AM to 12:15 PM, 8.00 miles. Weather: Beautiful day, mostly clear with some fog in the mountains, low 50s. Parked at the Gateway trail lot, taking Gateway to Old Farm to Jacob's Ladder to Poverty Creek to Snake Root and back to the car via Old Farm/ Gateway trails. Have the digital camcorder with today. Scared up a few deer near the end of Old Farm on my way to Jacob's Ladder. Lot's of flowering trees... Dogwoods, etc. Nice to have the greenery of the woods back after winter. Saw a couple of cyclists near Poverty Creek/ Snake Root. At the top of Snake Root, someone had built a fire sometime ago, the coals of which were still warm. Also left a roll of toilet paper. I was kind of irritated because the person making the fire also burned part of the log I usually sit on. Ended the hike with warmer temps and a few clouds.

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• Pandapas Pond
• Blacksburg VA
• Christiansburg VA
• Jefferson National Forest
• Appalachian Trail
• Southwest Virginia
• Hiking
• DX Hiker
• DX Hiking
• Craig Wicks

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