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I had the day to myself today so I went back to my favorite haunt - Shenandoah National Park.  Today was the start of a holiday weekend here in the U.S. so the park was busier than normal.  The first two hikes I had thought to do had no parking available, so I decided to hike Hawksbill Gap trail to the highest point in the park.  It's a pretty easy hike, but it's a little over a mile to the peak.

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Hawksbill Gap trail by Mark, on Flickr

 

When I arrived at the top, I was somewhat surprised to find this scene.  Apparently a wedding party had decided to do a photo shoot at the top:

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Wedding party by Mark, on Flickr

 

Some of the views were a little obstructed.

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Mountain view by Mark, on Flickr

 

Ok, it was actually kind of crowded considering we were on top of a mountain at ~4,000 feet elevation.

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Busy day by Mark, on Flickr

 

So I decided to move on to another spot.  More people on the way down:

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Walking into the frame by Mark, on Flickr


I decided to explore further south where I generally don't visit, stopping at some of the overlooks along the way for more boring mountain photos...

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More mountains... by Mark, on Flickr

 

The next hike was the South River Falls trail.  We have had a lot of rain recently, so the streams are flowing full.

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South River Falls by Mark, on Flickr

 

I found these fellas on the rocks right after taking the photo above.

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Warming up by Mark, on Flickr

 

Eventually I found my way to the trail that goes to the base of the falls.

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Trail to the base of the falls by Mark, on Flickr

 

And passed numerous scenes like this along the way:

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Below the falls by Mark, on Flickr

 

And finally arrived at the base of the falls.

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South River Falls by Mark, on Flickr

 

After some time attempting to collect a "wall-hanger" and taking photos of couples and families there, I made my way back to the parking lot.  It started raining again on the way up, but I know that I didn't get nearly as wet as all the people who were still at the bottom when I left.

 

Thanks for looking.  I enjoyed my day.  I hope you do too.