{"id":1651,"date":"2024-03-16T18:01:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T23:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildcorvid.org\/blog\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2024-03-21T19:54:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T00:54:48","slug":"lake-anna-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildcorvid.org\/blog\/lake-anna-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Anna, VA"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a recent road trip<\/A> I made a stop at Lake Anna State Park<\/A> in Virginia to get a break from the road and do a little hiking. I had to plan this well in advance, and not knowing what weather to expect, I booked a yurt, which was just as described on the park’s web site.
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\nWhich included a nice kitchen table:
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\nThe subject lake:
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\nThe trails were well marked with sign posts at intersections:
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\nand blazes on the trees:
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\nThere were some muddy areas on the trails due to recent rains, but were still pretty easy fare.
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\nA couple of historic sites of interest were along the way.
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\nTrails included a number of stream crossings.
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\nMost all had a bridge and a horse crossing. I usually took the horse crossing just to make it more interesting.
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\nThere were a couple of little picnic areas along the lake with a place to land a small boat. I ranted on this earlier<\/A>, this is another example of human recklessness. Yes, those were beer cans.
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\nA failed attempt at a crop circle? Those aliens are getting lax…
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\nParts of the Pigeon Run and Gold Hill trails ran along a power line right-of-way. And yes, there were some serious ups and downs along the way.
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\nI was horribly disappointed at not finding a hill of gold after climbing that Gold Hill trail. Just a pile of gravel. Sigh.
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\nJust a kind of interesting formation in a tree stump. The way the wood decomposed left a deep pattern embossed in the stump.
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\nI might think this the work of beavers, but higher up than I’ve seen before.
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\nAll in all, a very nice walk in the woods before resuming my road trip the next day. Weather was perfect, with the previous day’s rain gone and a hike day that started cool and overcast, but became sunny later. The rain waited to return until after I had roosted for the night, so perfect timing.<\/p>\n

Strava link: https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10889730943<\/A><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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