Sandy Rumsey
...an ordinary person
Miles Hiked in 2021
4545 ft of Elevation Gain
In 2020, my total miles hiked was a personal best. It was the year of Covid and I needed the sanity of the woods in order to cope. My total miles hiked were 456.5 miles with 81,706 feet of elevation gain. So, this is the number to beat in 2021.
My husband will be newly retired, so I expect to get in longer hikes during the week. Hopefully, together, we can break this record.
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2021 Hiking Log
Wagon Rd Gap – MLK Day Walk on Parkway
January 18
- Distance: 1.4 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 75 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
Long Ridge – Turkey Gut Trail Loop
January 17
- Distance: 4.1 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 643 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
Wolfpen Walkabout
January 15
- Distance: 1.4 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 133 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
Long Ridge Trail
January 14
- Distance: 3.5 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 358 ft.
- Difficulty:Easy Peasy
Bearwallow to the Meadow
January 12
- Distance: 5.2 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 1109 ft.
- Difficulty: Moderate
Wolfpen Walkabout
January 10
- Distance: 1.4 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 133 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
Bennet Gap Trail – Perry Cove Loop
January 9
- Distance: 4.2 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 1099 ft.
- Difficulty: Moderate
Wolfpen Walkabout
January 7
- Distance: .7 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 60 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
Wolfpen Walkabout
January 6
- Distance: 1.4 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 133 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
Wolfpen Walkabout
January 4
- Distance: 1.4 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 133 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
Wolfpen Walkabout (half)
January 3
- Distance: .7 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 60 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
MTS: Wagon Rd Gap to Penny’s Rock
January 2
- Distance: 3.4 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 758 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
Take only pictures, leave only footprints.
The picture to the left is my favorite picture. It was taken on an overcast spring day on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Although I usually take pictures with my iPhone, I used a Nikon D3200 DSLR for this picture. Not bad for a novice.
Trillium Grandiflora