Feb 25 - Mar 10

          Tell me what you will of the benefactions of city civilization, of the sweet security of streets - all as part of the natural up-growth of man toward the high destiny we hear so much of. I know that our bodies were made to thrive only in pure air, and the scenes in which pure air is found. If the death exhalations that broad towns in which we so fondly compact ourselves were made visible, we should flee as from a plague. All are more or less sick; there is not a perfectly sane man in San Francisco.
          Go now and then for fresh life - if most of humanity must go through this town stage of development - just as divers must hold their breath and come ever anon to the surface to breathe. Go whether or not you have faith. Form parties, if you must be social, to go to the snow-flowers in winter, to the sun-flowers in summer. Anyway, go up and away for life; be fleet! ~ John Muir

Descending lower Cedar Run with gnarly, but fun, trail behind.

Snow dusted log across Cedar Run at the upper falls crossing.

Shallow part of Cedar Run by the upper falls.

Cedar Run trail crossing Cedar run at the upper falls.

Short smooth section of singletrack on upper Cedar Run Trail.

Easy stretch of steep-tech on upper Cedar Run trail, notice the icicles on right.

View west from Hawksbill (4,051') with Naked Top at front left, and Massanutten Mtn in the far distance.

View north from Hawksbill (4,051') with Stony Man (4,011') just right of center in the distance.

Upper falls on Cedar Run.

Lower falls on Cedar Run.

Descending Cedar Run with the lower falls behind.

Snow lined AT with Mountain Laurel, and Beech still hangin' on to their leaves.

Super low pitch, practicing the set-up/tear-down with a new tarp.

Favorite acoustic musician.