Waterfalls: Little Devils Staircase

It has been a while. I'm going to try to post a bit more. We'll see how it goes. Injuries and various other life events reduced the amount of time I was able to spend on trail, sucked up mental energy, and generally kept me more indoors than I would have liked. I was able to train for a bike tour last year, but my fitness still wasn't where I wanted it to be. Last fall, I hired a personal trainer and last weekend, I got out on the trail where I first started hiking in the mid-Atlantic: Little Devils Staircase. This is going to be a rebuilding year.

Sunday was relatively warm for January and the stream was running high from heavy rain Friday night. 

 Cascades on Little Devils Staircase

 Looking down canyon in the sunshine

 One of the larger falls we passed

 The trail leading up and away from the stream.

 Rattlesnake Plantain (an orchid)

 Looking east from a spot along the Keyser Run Fire Road.

 Maidenhair Ferns

Hiking down the fire road.