During an absolutely beautiful fall day, as Darlene and I were taking a long weekend break in western Maryland, we decided to take a side trip to Mt. Davis in Pennsylvania. Mt. Davis is 3213 feet above sea level and is predominantly flat. If we wanted, we could have driven to the top, parked our car, and walked 20 feet to climb the fire tower. But we didn't. It was just too nice of a day. Crisp, sunny, and 60 degrees.
We parked our car at the visitor center and proceeded on the 2 1/2 mile circuit hike. Thanks to a ranger that we saw, we had the benefit of a really nice map, though we could have figured it out without the map and without getting lost.
Most of the trail was wide enough to walk side by side. After 27 years of marriage we still find time to do new things - together.
I thought the fire tower would be gated off, but it wasn't. I walked up 6 flights, 45 steps total before my knees started shaking. I guess I'm a little squimish of heights when my feet are not making contact with the ground (or water since I love to swim - that's another story). Anyway..., I was one flight of stairs below the top and that's where I took the picture from.
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