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Whiteoak Canyon in Shenandoah National Park
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The poet Longfellow would well have found his inspiration for the Indian maiden’s name in the cascade of foam that explodes down Whiteoak Canyon.
The series of waterfalls provide a natural chute for adventuresome hikers to slide down. Deeper pools give the timid an opportunity to cool off in the icy waters without risking the thrill ride.
Whiteoak Run begins as a trickle and turns into an awesome torrent in a wet spring as it winds its ways down. When the ground thaws in March, the canyon is saturated. Water flows from every pore in the soil and gushes from every crack in the cliff, running from everywhere to eventually end up in the stream.
The top falls in the canyon are the most dramatic, spilling down 86 feet. After the first falls, the canyon narrows at the steep, rough trail continues about l'/2 miles, passing falls of 62 feet, 35 feet, 41 feet, 49 feet and 60 feet.
It is a surrealistic landscape of cascades, pools, cliffs, ledges and boulders with tall hemlocks gripping the sides of rocks, roots like downtumed fingers.
No. 7
Big Devils Stairs near Washington in Rappahannock County.
“Step by step, since time began. . .” — John Greenleaf Whittier
Like steps built for a giant, Big Devils Stairs ascend from Harris Hollow to Gravel Springs near Thoroughfare Gap, the saddle that connects The Peak at 3,000 feet with Mount Marshall and the Blue Ridge.
Hikers who begin at the hollow wind their way up a canyon that narrows into a crevice. The trail gets steeper
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