Hooter: The Sequel

Three hikers and one good dog.

For our second outing with Hooter, we decided we needed to take him on an overnight in the woods. So we planned a 21 mile hike over two days. So with our packs full of muskadines, dried pears and extra clothes for the cool September nights, we set out. Unfortunately, Hooter was just in time to miss all of the Skyline Drive views in Shenandoah, but we were able to find lots of treasures along this stretch of trail anyway.

Adirondack Chairs at Denton Shelter

Solar Shower at Denton Shelter

"Newton's Rest" under the best apple tree in the world.

Between the wild persimmons and muskadine breaks, we were well fed. But the best treat of all was a big picnic lunch on the first day from Trail Angel Mamma.

We made it a little over 10 miles before we set up camp for the night. We had ourselves a nice noodle for dinner and settled in. It was a perfect night to camp. Cool, but not cold, with beautiful skies.

Camp Nano + Hooter

The next day, we hiked about 10 more miles to the rendezvous spot. The hiking wasn't too hard, and we went through a beautiful state park with huge open meadows of wildflowers to enjoy. I think all of my stories about the trail being hard at any point are losing credibility with Hooter. When he shows up, everything flattens out and gets pretty. I think he needs to show up more often.

Sky Meadows

We made it to the rendezvous in time to munch on some more muskadines and boiled peanuts Trail Angel Mamma brought us. We had some time to relax and have some yummy food at a local restaurant called the "Wine and Duck," who, ironically, weren't serving one of their duck dishes because they were out of...rice...? After dinner, we took Hooter to see some Skyline Drive sunsets and Trail Angel Mamma made pear and cranberry fried pied for desert. A good outing with good company.