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Going Up The Country

Just in from Wisconsin, Midwesterner Dustin Zarnikow hits the roads of the East Coast and reports. Godspeed.

Hats Off to Henry Heatwole

Hats Off to Henry Heatwole

by Dustin Zarnikow December 7, 2011

Big Meadows Lodge as it looked in ’67 – Photo by Henry Heatwole as featured at Guide to SNP In my last post I mentioned that I had come across a book introduced to me by Patrick Fritz of Shenandoah National Park. But after finding that the book had been converted to the web, I [...]

A few scraggy pines scattered across Big Meadows

Deer Shenandoah,

by Dustin Zarnikow December 2, 2011

The other day I lit off early in the morning for Shenandoah National Park to gather some info and whet my thirst for the road. The plan was to meet with Patrick Fritz – a knowledgeable park employee and great fellow who gave me more maps than I knew what to do with along with [...]

DIY: Freestyle Backpacking

DIY: Freestyle Backpacking

by Dustin Zarnikow November 21, 2011

My friend Ryan Baxter and I are hiking southward up the A.T. Trail on the north side of Mt. Rogers headed towards the Old Orchard Shelter where we plan to stop for lunch. Our hope was to power up a little bit given we are both an embarrassing bit out of shape (shhh, don’t tell [...]

Fly Fishing the South River

Getting My Feet Wet: Fly Fishing the South River

by Dustin Zarnikow November 3, 2011

Last week I finally got the chance I had been waiting for: fly-fishing.

Terror on Brown Mountain

Terror on Brown Mountain

by Dustin Zarnikow October 20, 2011

I could get abducted, I thought to myself, and at the very least I’d go down as a legend.