It was a beautiful day in the DC area. My brother Brian, his girlfriend J.J. and I went with a few of their friends to hike to a waterfall in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. We probably were about 2 weeks early to see the full effect of the fall foliage change, but it was pretty amazing to see, nonetheless.

I was in the park before about 1 year and a half ago and hiked a small chunk of the Appalachian Trail. I'm fairly certain I never want to hike the entire trail, but I would like to walk a good part of it, maybe up in Maine during the fall. I'm sure it would be spectacular.

When I was in Samoa I read Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods, one of the funniest travel books I've ever read. If you ever want to read something about "The Trail", read this book. You won't regret it.