This was the stormy weekend in early October when a Nor'easter spun up the East Coast. So when I told some friends I was planning on going backpacking for the weekend, they politely asked me if I might have 'gone off my meds'. And as I was driving through sheets of rain on I81 Saturday, I began to see their point.

 Luckily, when I arrived at the trail head in WV, and met up with Mike from midatlantichikes.com who was leading a backpack that weekend, the storm had passed!

I tagged along with Mike and his group for the first day, then parted ways and hiked the 10 miles up the Cranberry River Valley solo. The valley had exploded in oranges, reds, and yellows. My gamble paid off

Check out the Cranberry River Hike here...