Arrrr!We parked at the Whiteoak Canyon lot, about 42 miles south into the park. The drive in was beautiful and the colors only intensified as we gained in altitude.
In the spring, the trail follows the main stream to the falls. But in the fall, and especially during a drought, the water level dipped. Still pretty!
Whiteoak Canyon Falls were gorgeous, especially when surrounded by the fall colors:
The round-trip hike of 4.6 miles was pretty easy, and because it was a pretty gradual trail, you could feel a good workout but didn't want to kill yourself just to avoid one more hill.Shenandoah in the fall is simply amazing. It's about an hour from DC - if you can get out there in the next few weeks, I highly recommend this trail.
5 comments:
Great pics...I love the fall colors!
Oh, wow, those are some beautiful pictures. I'm so jealous!
biotress - thanks! It smelled so amazing, too. The smell of fall... Ah...
jlr - Do trees in Texas even lose their leaves? (I can't believe that I don't know the answer...)
They do in most parts of the state (including here). But for most of the trees, the leaves don't turn colors, and when they do, it's over really fast. It's just green . . . green . . . green . . . DEAD LEAVES LEAVES FALL DOWN!
We do get some color changing, but not a lot.
Hmmm, I don't know if I could handle a color-less fall, especially if all the leaves just decide to drop dead at once. Methinks that would be too horrific for me.
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