Tray Norman Skyline Drive

When we were given the assignment to walk around the Noland Trail and write an essay explaining how we interacted with the place I was quite uneasy. After I explored the trail and took some advice offered by the professor, I got really into and and started to enjoy nature as I never had before. After this experience, I decided I wanted to explore more of what nature had to offer. I figured what better place to obtain this goal than Skyline Drive? I had never been there before and I figured this would be my excuse to take off and escape from the everyday busy life of college. My boyfriend and I, and two of our friends roadtripped to the Shenendoah Mountains to take advantage of the new aspects that I have learned in class. It turned out to be a very successful and beneficial drive and experience. We walked the Dark Hollow Falls trail as soon as we got situated and got our tent up. This trail was nothing like any other trail that I am used to. This was a very beautiful trail that consisted of many waterfalls and other beautiful scenery. By the end of the hike, I had millions of pictures. We hiked the long four mile trail because we felt that the one mile trail was not enough. It was like every aspect of the wilderness was speaking to me. I noticed a lot of the same stuff I noticed on the Noland Trail, but nothing was a mirror image. The experience was not recreated but my horizons were broadened with a trail in the mountains. I noticed some trees were lonely, some had fallen, there were different smells, different sounds, and it was extremely peaceful. Wilderness areas such as these need to be preserved so they can offer a getaway for many people from their busy lives.