Shenandoah National Park

Hope you all had a fabulous 4th of July. We had a lovely time. It felt a little rushed, but any vacation with 7 people, each one with his/her own agenda, is bound to feel rushed. The weather was perfect, and fortunately, the mad rush of traffic was non-existent. So, all in all, a great time was had by all. I'd love to go into detail, but to spare you a lot of reading, I am going to let the pics do the talking.

We stopped at Baltimore harbor on Friday, en route to Virginia. The harbor was pretty and colorful...we watched the ships as we furiously licked on rapidly-melting icecream cones.

We took a peek into this submarine from Pearl Harbor days.

Shenandoah National Park has breathtakingly beautiful views.

The hike on Saturday did not go as planned; the White Oak Canyon/Cedar Run trail was longer, steeper and more strenuous than we had expected and most of the group consisted of novice hikers, who decided to throw in the towel after 5 miles.
We got a taste of Southern hospitality as an incredibly kind gentleman, Kevin offered us a ride back to our cars.

The highlight of the trip was jumping into a cool pool on the hike and getting a free waterfall massage.

The scariest moment was noticing a huge rattlesnake on the trail, just a foot or so behind DH.

We also spotted 2 bears (luckily we were safely in our cars when we saw them).

The only running I did last week was 6 miles on Monday and 10 miles on Wednesday. I've missed my routine and am looking forward to logging in the miles this week.