I believe I’ve mentioned before that every year on the 2nd weekend of January I go up into the mountains of Virginia (or Maryland, or Pennsylvania) with three old friends for a weekend of, well, hanging about drinking, eating, playing Pente and an occasional hike. This year the weather was cool but not uncomfortable. It was, however, damp. Very damp. We had a beautiful brisk hike in followed by 2 1/2 days of fog and rain, followed by a gorgeous morning for our hike out. Weather conditions not withstanding we hit all of our milestones with the exception of the recreational hike. Maybe next year. Here are just a few shots from the weekend.
The hike in to Conley Cabin
Near Stanardsville, VA, 1/9/14
The view the first night
Near Stanardsville, VA, 1/9/14
This was the situation for much of the rest of the weekend.
Near Stanardsville, VA, 1/11/14
Playing with helicopters in the fog.
Near Stanardsville, VA, 1/11/14
This was one of the clearer moments
Near Stanardsville, VA, 1/11/14
Our last morning
Near Stanardsville, VA, 1/12/14
The World as We See It 
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January 25, 2014 at 9:45 am
Karen
What are the chances that you came on the one weekend between the polar vortexes (don’t know if that is a word.) We have about six inches of snow on the ground and today we may hit 30 degrees. Still looks like a great time with friends.
January 25, 2014 at 10:11 am
jeporter99
Actually, I would have preferred the snow (although it would have made the drive up the mountain…problematic). We don’t see much of the white stuff down here and there’s nothing like hiking in the woods in the snow.
Although, I bet it is getting old for y’all. We’re suffering here, too. Our high today will not even hit 60. Brrr!
February 4, 2014 at 9:17 pm
KOR
John forgot to mention that in his “roughing it” weekend with the boys, he served crabcakes, shrimp and scallops for our Thursday night seafood dinner..Drinking?…what drinking?