Short training hike on a fall day.

Atgrasshopper and I are doing the Roanoke 7 Summits put on by the Roanoke Parks and Recreation. Today we hiked Brushy Mountain which is close to Carvins Cove Reservoir. It was a 5.2 hike round trip on a well graded trail. This area is heavily used by mountain bikers and the parking lot showed it.  We had a very pleasant day for a hike with blue skies and a little cool breeze. It took us about 2 hours and 40 minutes at a easy pace.