Hiking at Sherando Lake 2007

Kevin and I went hiking at Sherando Lake yesterday. Some stuff is still frozen, but it's light sweatshirt weather.

I'm letting him scope it out to avoid that hill.

Partly frozen lake

Partly frozen waterfall

Following him on the "bridge"

Reservoir

Nice view

Haha, majestic

Me.

White Rocks Trail 2007

Kevin and I went back to Charlottesville on Monday and went hiking on Tuesday. Good start to the year!

White Rocks Trail in the GW National Forest

Streams...

... and waterfalls!

Squinty pose

Beautiful view at the top!

Thanksgiving 2006

Kevin's mom Kathy, brother Andrew, and cousin Katie came to Charlottesville for Thanksgiving. Kathy, Andrew, and Dayami are roommates in Boca Raton so they brought Dayami too. I met Andrew's brother after the basketball game on Wednesday, and then they visited my apartment and we went to meet his mom and Dayami. On Thursday, Katie joined us from Baltimore. It was my first time meeting all of them, and my first holiday with Kevin!

Thanksgiving: me, Kevin, Kathy, Andrew, Katie, and Dayami

The next day we all went for a short hike and picnic at Sherando Lake.

Kevin, me, Kathy, Andrew

Picnicking with mom

Brothers hiking!

Hello!

Andrew and Dayami victoriously crossing bridge.

South River Falls, Shenandoah 2006

Kevin and I went on kind of a tough hike yesterday right before a whole night of Halloween-themed partying. Not the best idea! But it was a beautiful hike.

Picture in front of the falls

Here are the falls

Me with falls

More small falls

Where we had lunch

Ivy Creek, Shenandoah 2006

Kevin and I went hiking yesterday in Ivy Creek. And I got to use my new hiking boots! Very exciting!

Me and Kevin at Ivy Creek

Might be the creek in question?

At the top!

At the top.

New hiking boots!

Big Branch Falls Trail, Shenandoah 2006

To celebrate two months since we met, we went hiking on the Big Branch Falls Trail in Shenandoah. As the name suggests there were many beautiful waterfalls.

Self-portrait with camera

Someone got distracted

Hike hike hike.

Rock were we took a break

Timer photo with river

Third Date Hiking 2006

Our third date was hiking at Shenandoah starting very early in the morning on Wednesday. We went to Brown's Gap, a long and lovely trail with three waterfalls. He brought coffee, oranges, and nuts to snack on at the falls. It was about 4.5 miles out, and the last thirty minutes back were very hot and I was getting bitten by mosquitoes, but I restrained my complaints. I wanted him to think I could hang with his hiking hobby.

What Kevin looks like when he hikes (photo from his stash)

Afterwards, I didn't really want to go home and it was still early so we got lunch at Bellair Market and then sat near a lake for a little while eating our sandwiches.