On the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, we went hiking in Shenandoah National Park. Unfortuately, Nina wasn’t with us as it was her last weekend of work, and she was working double shifts all weekend. However, it was a beautiful day and since we had been wanting to head out to a few hikes in that area, we decided to take the drive and hike Hawksbill Mountain first, then finish up at Stony Man for the sunset.
Hawksbill Mountain is the highest elevation in the park, and we had a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains and valleys.
After finishing up at the Hawksbill hike, we ate our packed dinner outside of the Skyland area, then we headed over to the base of the Stony Man hike. It’s a short hike (only about .8 miles to the top), so we arrived with plenty of time to grab a good spot on the rocks and watch the sun start to set.
It was beautiful and well worth the experience!
It was dark by the time we headed off the summit, but thankfully we had our flashlights to get us back to the car safely. Even though it’s a bit of a drive to get out there and back in a day, we’ll definitely be back again this year. It really is a beautiful area, and I’m looking forward to taking advantage of our pass this year and check out some new and different hikes in the park on our next visit.
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