Tag Archives: Jefferson National Forest

Top 10 Hikes in 2019

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

2019 has come and gone, and it was an excellent year for hiking. Over the course of the year, I added 43 posts to Live and Let Hike and notched nearly 150,000 site visits (81,000 visitors). As always, the travel … Continue reading →

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The Channels via Brumley Mountain Trail (Jefferson National Forest, VA)

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

Conventional wisdom suggests that slot canyons—narrow, slithering cuts in the sandstone—are relatively confined to the American West: Arizona, California, and Utah. Yet this is not precisely true. While different in character from its western counterparts, The Channels—also known as “The … Continue reading →

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Fallingwater Cascades Trail (Jefferson National Forest, VA)

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

Of the many hikes in the Peaks of Otter Recreation Area—part of Jefferson National Forest in central Virginia—the most popular is the Sharp Top Trail for its stunning views of the area. A second walk to consider, however, is the … Continue reading →

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Sharp Top Trail (Jefferson National Forest, VA)

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

Viewed from the valley below, Sharp Top (3,862’) in central Virginia is an imposing peak, once thought by 19th century Virginians to be the highest point in the state. Although later surveyors found this not to be true (the honors … Continue reading →

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