In the club's latest expedition, Vineet Jolly, Rekha Menon, and Jody Neel set out with the intention to hike Crabtree Falls and visit Rebec Winery. However, hiking Crabtree Falls took longer than expected, so the club was diverted to the Lovingston Cafe for dinner which was accompanied by the house Pinot Grigio.
Click through to see photos from the hike.
Crabtree Falls is a series of photogenic waterfalls in Nelson County on Route 56. We began at the bottom of the falls and hiked to the top (about 2 miles each way).
At the bottom, there's an ominous warning that 23 people have died on the trail from stepping out too far onto slippery moss-covered rocks. Rekha and Vineet wanted to plan ahead for this event, so they practiced their "living dead" poses (which oddly enough was useful for getting through Piney River).
Click through to see photos from the hike.
Crabtree Falls is a series of photogenic waterfalls in Nelson County on Route 56. We began at the bottom of the falls and hiked to the top (about 2 miles each way).
At the bottom, there's an ominous warning that 23 people have died on the trail from stepping out too far onto slippery moss-covered rocks. Rekha and Vineet wanted to plan ahead for this event, so they practiced their "living dead" poses (which oddly enough was useful for getting through Piney River).
As if to reinforce the danger, there's a small graveyard next to the sign.
The lowest falls. It's actually wheel chair (and living dead!) accessible.
Rekha at the lowest falls.
Vineet and Jody at one of the many landings along the trail. The trail is a sequence of switchbacks on the right side of the falls, so there's lots of these landings along the way to rest or just to take a goofy picture.
Yet another spectacular cascade.
Another cascade at another switchback.
Rekha and Vineet looking out over the Tye River valley.
Vineet and Rekha, who appears to be caught at an inopportune moment - a moment to be repeated again and again.
Jody unneccessarily crawls out of a cave (he could've walked up the slope) along the trail which he unneccessarily entered (going through the cave actually took longer).
Rekha and Vineet hike towards the falls.
A section of the falls between larger drops.
Vineet decides to join Rekha in mining for nose nuggets.
Nearing the top of the falls.
Rekha and Vineet on the landing at the top of the falls overlooking the Tye River.
Rekha and Vineet at the top of the falls. Vineet attempts to pick his nose, but ends up as Dr. Evil.
Jody gets in on the nose-fun at the top of the falls.
After the hike, it was too late to get to Rebec (tastings end at 5:00) so we went to downtown Lovingston, which at least for one block, looks like this, for dinner and wine.
Rekha and Vineet outside Lovingston Cafe where we had the house Pinot Grigio to complete the wine half of the wine / hike excursion.
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