Bull Run hikes

Hiking in Bull Run was a great break from our working days in Manassas. Over 5,000 acres of the Manassas Battlefield Park has been preserved... saved from more strip shopping! It's about 4 miles from my parent's and about 30 miles from DC. You get a wonderful view of the Shenandoah Mtns, locally called the Blue Ridge. Alot of history here.

Each time we hiked the battlefield, the trees were even more golden. We came across a deer on our path. Walked pretty close to it, but didn't mind us much. Sabrina was frolicking all over the woods so I think she missed the deer. She disappeard alot deep in the forest but always managed to find us. Gives us so much joy to see her running so free. The looks on her face is priceless. I can only imagine what she sees. I can tell she is really loving it here. She gets to be dog doing her favorite thing... running! Running in acres and acres of land, green grasses, and trees she happily navigates around. We can only dream of lush acres in California. Though she does have her beaches in Santa Barbara but she much prefers not getting her paws wet. She leaves that up to her lab friends.

Here's what the website says about the park: Manassas National Battlefield park was established in 1940 to preserve the scene of two major Civil War battles. Located a few miles north of the prized railroad junction of Manassas, Virginia, the peaceful Virginia countryside bore witness to clashes between the armies of the North and South in 1861 and 1862.