Camp Hoover

I had done hike to Camp Hoover on 12th December 2015. It is located in Virginia State in Shenandoah National Park on Skyline Drive.
Hike Location
Name: Camp Hoover
Distance: 100 miles from Richmond(approx)
Total hiking distance: 7.6 miles.
Altitude: 3200 ft.
Hike Team: Gnaneshwar, Rajesh, Shubham, Sujay, Thiruppathi and me
Hiking Experience: Started around 7:20 am from Honey Tree in two cars(Sujay's and Gnaneshwar's). Halted at Mc Donalds around 7:55 am and had morning coffee. Left for destination around 8:15 am. Reached Milan Gap Parking around 9:40 am. Crossed the skyline drive and started the hike on Appalachian Trial(A.T.) around 9:52 am. It was a bright sunny day today. Very fortunate to have such a wonderful climate in December.

We descended down the hill through a narrow trail. The path is filled with fallen leaves of the large trees which surrounded the trail on either side. Took right onto blue blazed trail from A.T. in 0.4 miles. There was not much shade along the trail as the leaves of the trees have fallen. We have seen a small snake on the trail. We crossed various streams along the path. The trail lead us to the middle of the jungle. There was a  water stream alongside of the trail. Also there were couple of waterfalls We took right on yellow blazed trail and continued hiking. The path was broader and we traversed the hill under hot sun. The steepness of the trail increased gradually. The hike became bit difficult with slope and hot sun showering heat on us.

We hiked further and the slope increased and we reached an altitude of 3200 ft. Have not had much shade along the path. we met few fellow hikers along the way. Soon we reached the highest point of the mountain around 12:45 pm. We had our lunch at the highest point. Had a great experience having lunch on the hill among huge trees and sitting on mud. Again started hike around 1:15 pm. We were at an elevation of 3200 ft and need to reach our parking around 2200 ft. The trail descended down the hill. The path narrowed and surrounded by small trees on both sides and covered with small grass. We descended down the hill with faster pace and reached the parking around 1:58 pm. Started around 2:10 pm from the parking and reached home around 3:50 pm. Had a Wonderful experience after long time. All is Well.