Knowing that we are going to go to Glacier National Park in Montana this summer I want the kids to get used to hiking. So my goal is to have one hike per month till our trip.
Our first hike that we did was the Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail. This trail was built so that the Blue Ridge Railroad could get through the mountains and reach the Shenandoah Valley. The construction was completed in 1858 and it is almost a mile long.
It is very dark in the tunnel (but you can always see the light at the end of the tunnel!) So we took flashlights and were able to see the brick structure around us, the water that is coming down the walls. The waterfall at the end of the tunnel was a nice surprise. It was a great, flat, first hike to do with the kids as we prepare for this summer.
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