VA Appalachian Trail - Sections 6-7 - Mount Marshall Trailhead to Neighbor Mountain Trailhead

Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
10/18/2018	12 miles	5 hours 38 minutes	2,057'	28:09

Map: Appalachian Trail Guide Shenandoah National Park
Parking: $30 for a one week pass to enter Shenandoah National Park. Skyline Drive (parking area between North Marshall Mountain summit and South Marshall Mountain summit), and Skyline Drive (Neighbor Mountain Trailhead)
Directions: Southbound

I took 2 Aleve last night and I feel much better. The terrain was quite nice today. This time we entered Shenandoah National Park from a different entrance (not the northern one). The highlight of the day was that we saw a bear cub 150' in front of us on the trail. This is the first time Glen has seen a bear while hiking (we usually see them from our car). The bear took off once it saw us. We didn't see any mama bear. Glen made lots of noise after seeing the bear, but he was sooooo happy. Seeing a bear while hiking is something that has been on his bucket list. Trek (who was on leash) didn't care about the bear. Trek has been getting lots of ticks out here. Most of them we find before they attach.

We headed back to A Taste of India for dinner again.

Where we're headed

Glen's I just saw a bear look!