by Melanie McManus | Mar 13, 2020 | Potomac Heritage Trail 2020-21, Trail Journals, Virginia
I wasn’t sure I’d make it to Smith Point today, one of the Potomac Heritage Trail’s two southern terminuses. That’s because over the last 24 hours, there has been a huge shift in nationwide concern and action over COVID-19. Suddenly schools are...
by Melanie McManus | Mar 14, 2020 | Potomac Heritage Trail 2020-21, Trail Journals, Virginia
I thought today’s hike from Reedville to Heathsville would be easy. I guess because it was a road walk on the bike trail. Boy, was I wrong! I guess I can’t say it was a hard walk. It was all roads, after all. But here’s the thing. The route was...
by Melanie McManus | Mar 15, 2020 | Potomac Heritage Trail 2020-21, Trail Journals, Virginia
Drove to Heathsville this morning to drop my car. It’s interesting – I’m not seeing anyone parking on the street in this area. So I gassed up at a station and asked the attendant about a safe place to park for the day. She said I could park my car in their...
by Melanie McManus | Mar 16, 2020 | Potomac Heritage Trail 2020-21, Trail Journals, Virginia
The Northern Neck is a done deed! The one nice thing about the PHT being a braided network of trails is that you can cross off these little sections one at a time. The first section I tackled was Virginia’s Northern Neck, and today I crossed it off the list....
