by Sandy Rumsey | Sep 19, 2020 | Mt. Hardy
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might end up someplace else.” —- Yogi Berra Mountains to the Sea: Mt. Hardy Distance: 4.5 Miles Out and Back Elevation Gain: 840 ft. Difficulty: Easy As you can see by my pictures, the fog was...
by Sandy Rumsey | Jun 6, 2020 | Mt. Hardy
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might end up someplace else.” —- Yogi Berra Mt. Hardy Distance: 5.2 Miles Out and Back Elevation Gain: 883 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Welp, we finally found the usgs marker! All of the times we...
by Sandy Rumsey | Apr 11, 2020 | Mt. Hardy
We are still on lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This hike is one that isn’t well known. The chances of a crowd were very low. Check out my activity on AllTrails.https://t.co/JL7bojonhe — Sandy Rumsey (@SandyRumsey) April 11, 2020 We parked at the...
by Sandy Rumsey | May 30, 2016 | Mt. Hardy
We parked at the Rough Butt Bald overlook and walked across the parkway to the trail. Note to self: It was really weedy. Put this hike on the rotation for Labor Day Through Mother’s Day. Another note to self: watch for yellow jacket nests in the...
by Sandy Rumsey | Jun 20, 2014 | Mt. Hardy
Tailhead: Park at the Rough Butt Bald Overlook and walk across the Parkway to the Mountains to the Sea Trail. This section of the MTS runs parallel to the Parkway for several hundred yards before it forks right into the Middle Prong Wilderness proper. Rough Butt Bald...