The next morning, we went on a first hike around the land. The community in which we live is crossed by a number of primitive trails, and there is an understanding that all the residents are free to hike throughout the 240 acres. We wandered about the top of our ridge and eventually found this rather obvious trail, pictured here.
This trail winds its way down the less steep side of the ridge to this stream. The water in the stream is perfectly clear, and the bottom is lined with long plates of blue slate.
We could hear a waterfall running, and worked our way up the stream a bit, thinking we might actually own a waterfall. This is the magnificent cascade we found making all the noise. Another picture shows you a dog for sense of scale.
Sammy, our dog, is a Tibetan Terrier. These dogs have been bred for a couple thousand years as companion animals. Specifically, they were intended as companions to travelers crossing the Tibetan plateau and Himalayas. Just as a herding dog loves to herd, it seems to be in his nature to hike. He always seems to be happy to go along and do whatever with us, but hiking really appears to love hiking around. He also finds it necessary to jump into any significant pool of water he can find, and this water is cold.
Working further up the ridge, in a tributary ravine to this stream, I did come upon this more promising set of falls. The steps pictured here drop about twenty feet. It was just a trickle this day; I think they need a good rain to really go, and the weather had been dry the preceding week.
We worked away back down the stream to the main stream that runs down to the Cacapon River. The steep slope runs up to where we are camped, but it is far too steep just to walk up. We ended up making a big circuit around our ridge, and coming back to Camp May along the community road.
Finally, here are some more nice shots we took along the hike back to camp.
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