Friday, October 02, 2026

 Under sunny skies, three eager hikers arrived for a TBA and agreed on Wolf run as a great destination on such a beautiful day.  The calm experienced as we entered the trail confirmed our decision.  The dam loop was presented as an option and eagerly accepted even knowing a possible challenge would present itself - the loop had not been done in a while.  A dramatic drop in water levels was noted at the first damn and at the far end of the lake where a difference of at least 1m could be seen from one side to the other of a second damn.  As expected, trail markers were absent but memory was serving us well.  The water levels were so low, we were drawn in to crossing a lower damn a little further along which did bring us to a great lunch spot but proved to be slightly off a previously set trail.  No worries! ... checking in with Gaia, we were not far off!  So bushwhacking and frequent compass checks kept us on a parallel route back to Wolf Run - and we were within about 50 m of the original trail!!  The return along such a serene path was a perfect ending to a our mini-adventure!  PHOTOS