tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079452596705482601.post2585014241841311618..comments2023-12-30T13:01:05.801-05:00Comments on Fredericksblogger: River Overlook HikeMerry Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772082224033203003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079452596705482601.post-5390147592741166242009-02-08T19:16:00.000-05:002009-02-08T19:16:00.000-05:00I’ll have to explore around the quarry some time. ...I’ll have to explore around the quarry some time. From the stories I’ve heard, it has a mythic place in the lives of native Fredericksburgers of a certain age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079452596705482601.post-50827205321418614672009-02-08T13:42:00.000-05:002009-02-08T13:42:00.000-05:00I was up there on Friday.. I think.. and yes.. fro...I was up there on Friday.. I think.. and yes.. frozen path with thawed surface make for slippery conditions but dogs with 4-paw "drive" don't notice so we did the 2 mile loop back up the east side of the quarry that snakes up (steeply) between the edge of the Quarry and I-95.<BR/><BR/>Since Silver has done quite a bit of clearing in the billboard area - we usually park on the road back - where there is a gap in curbing and then hop over to the trail right there.<BR/><BR/>Did I mention there is a 4-5 mile loop?<BR/><BR/>It takes you all the way over to a rock creek that tumbles down to the river just below the "Maze" rapids and then takes a riverside trail back to the right/left side quarry trail to the top and then walk from the Slave garden back along the road - to give the dog paws and chance to de-clump the mud and dirt.Larry Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282254026681944326noreply@blogger.com