A Hike in George Washington National Forest

On Tuesday, we took advantage of the unexpected sunny weather and hiked up to the ridge in the George Washington National Forest next to our campground.  We actually had a number of surprises.

First, we encountered a turtle in the middle of the path:

Then, we discovered blueberries along the path!  Here's Kathy in Blueberryland:

And finally, as we headed back down, a huge beetle flew in and hitched a ride on Kathy's backpack:

This was almost too much adventure for one day!  We cooled down with a swim after the hike, and then celebrated the good weather with a campfire and grilled veggies and pork chops with Moroccan rub.  The blueberries we picked were reincarnated this morning as pancakes.  Yum.