Memorial Day Hike to White Oak Canyon

Our Memorial Day was truly memorable when we went hiking in the Shenandoah Nat'l Forest's White Oak Canyon.

This is the innocent view of the river at the beginning of our 6-mile journey - so serene and relatively flat.

The trail got a little steeper and the rocks a little bigger. We were serenaded by the sound of rushing water as most of the trek was along the river - as can be heard in the video below.








Checking out the pools for future swimming places.

One of 6 waterfalls that took our breath away.

Paul thought this perch provided the best air-conditioning - the wind off of the water was amazingly cool and refreshing.

A little more than half-way to the upper falls - the trail got pretty rocky and steep. We hiked under a massive house-sized boulder - pretty scarry as you could see several large cracks that who knows when would come tumbling down - you know like those pieces of ice bergs you see on Discovery. Anyway, Paul didn't hide his exhaustion.

This is pretty much the top. We ate lunch on a rocky ledge overlooking the upper falls - a fall would have been about 90 feet straight down.

Enjoying the views on the rocky islands in the middle of the river. One false step and we could end up going over the upper falls.

Now we start the hike down - pretty steep huh?

On the way back down, we cooled our feet in the rushing water. Paul is pointing to a pool that he thought would make a nice jacuzzi.