Category: Outdoor Adventures

Now that Spring Break is over it’s time to revisit our last trip before break. A group of Mason students headed out to the Massanutten Range to hike to the top of Duncan Knob. Spectacular views from the scree field on the Knob were their reward for the 10 mile round trip hike.

Heading up the Massanutten Trail to the ridge

View from Jawbone Gap Overlook looking towards Duncan Knob

Heading down the fire road from the Massanutten Trail

Heading up the scree near the summit of Duncan Knob

Pausing for a water break on the way up to Duncan Knob

So meta. Looking down the Massanutten Range towards Strickler Knob

View to the southeast from near the summit of Duncan Knob. The farms in the valley are in Luray, VA. The distant skyline are the mountains of Shenandoah National Park

2018 Mason Open Golf Tournament

AT Hike

The group as the snow starts to fly

On the Saturday of Presidents’ Weekend a group of Mason students went for a hike on the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park. The plan was to do a roughly ten mile hike between Hawksbill, the park’s highest point, and Stony Man Mountain. The trip had to be cut short due to an incoming snowstorm. Upon arriving at the park the group was informed that the road would be closing at noon, cutting their hike short by several hours. The group made the most of their shortened time by hiking to the summit of Hawksbill before exiting the park and making a side trip to Shenandoah River Park.

Snow juuuuuuuust starting to stick

Summit of Hawksbill, the highest point in the park

The group as the snow starts to fly

Another summit shot

Most of the group on the summit

Reflecting on the view