Humpback Rock is located near Waynesboro, Virginia. On the way to the entrance of the hike, you take the Skyline drive which has beautiful views with multiple lookout stops, like the Rockfish Valley above. Below I attached the map of the location of the spot on the map and the Humpback Rock hike.
This place is special to me because it is located near one of the towns where I went to high school and it was one of my favorite areas for beautiful sunsets and long drives with my friends. This hike has beautiful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park.
Honorable Harvest, Braiding Sweetgrass
Inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Honorable harvest practices I wanted to emphasize the importance of loving the land you’re taking from and giving back by respecting and protecting the gifts we enjoy. Sustain the ones who sustain you, and the Earth will last forever. Enjoying nature without taking more than what was given is the least we can do to even out the taking & giving. Visiting the trail with the least impact we could is something I practiced when visiting recently.
To compare the ecology of the Humpback Rock and my phenology spot Red Rocks Park in VT I can point out that both spots are super different in terms of views (but both are super beautiful!!!), have some different and similar trees — oaks (white and red), white pines in both Humpback Rock and Red Rocks park, and maples in Red Rocks, VT. Both spots are rocky with a steep trail that leads to an elevated point and hanging cliff rocks.
