After an easy 27:33 minute 3 mile run, adventure and nature called. This is Blue Hole just short of Bergton, VA, a popular diving spot. (Take Route 259/Brocks Gap and follow the sign to Bergton; and then take a left just past the bridge onto Blue Hole Road). Most of the water here is very shallow, but there's a rope, barely visible near the spot where the slate layers angle down. And in that spot there's a very narrow hole deep enough for diving. The water is also frigid, so I didn't try. My feet got damp when traipsing along the stepping stones, and that was enough cold water for me.
Lost River State Park is a great place to get lost. The map is so detailed it's confusing, and the staff didn't have any idea where the trails were, nor had they hiked them. After several false starts and short (15 minutes) trails that wound up back on roads, we found a serpentine trail switchbacking up the side of the mountain. East Ridge Trail leads to a stunning ridge, but thunder in the distance prompted a detour on to Razor Ridge and back down to the parking lot. Nonetheless I did find this stunning view of dogwoods near the top. And so I ended this hike with another item on my action list: go back to Lost River and hike all the way to the top of the ridge.
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