If you are any kind of a hiker, on this outing you can not only enjoy the verdant woods of the Shenandoah, but also see four out of the six  waterfalls and cascades in four hours or so.  My son-in-law and I did not have time to take the 8.2 mile circuit, listed as very strenuous.  We did hike the Whiteoak Canyon Trail down to the upper and lower falls then came back the same way.  A ranger estimated it to have been about six miles round trip. 

Here are a few pictures to tantalize and draw you into this excursion.









 



                                    











  
              
                                        Mike couldn't resist taking a dip in the icy water.
  

              

                                             This is another SNP must see hiking area

                             The Shenandoah National Park official website: www.nps.gov/shen/ 

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                                                Some other hiking adventures

                 ► Go on a 16.4 mile hike up Half Dome in the breathtaking Yosemite Valley
    
                ► Hiking the big island of Hawai'i allows you to see it's unique beauty up close
   
                ► Try hiking Ricketts Glen in Pennsylvania where there are 22 waterfalls
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