PATC - Charlottesville Chapter

Charlottesville PATC hosted the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Blue Ridge in Shenandoah National Park that included games, activities with Ranger Katie, a picnic lunch, and hike on the Frazier Discovery Trail. Many thanks to the Shenandoah National Park Trust for paying entry fees in the park for the participants. The annual fall PATC/BBBS hike will take place at Sherando Lake.

Charlottesville PATC joined the Southern Shenandoah Valley Chapter of PATC on Saturday, October 4 with a day to honor the retirement of the Dave Bowen, the Shenandoah National Park Southern District Manager. Two hikes were held and a picnic lunch in the middle provided time for members to mingle and for all to thank Dave for his years of service. Special thanks to Pam Heinrich for organizing the event!

Charlottesville PATC and Big Brothers Bog Sisters of the Blue Ridge collaborated for their yearly fall hike in Shenandoah National Park
On September 13. We met at Loft Mt. Wayside in the morning for games and educational activities and then a bagel lunch. This was followed by a hike to the top of Black Rock Summit. Many thanks to Ranger Macie for teaching us about Leave No Trace principles, the Ten Essentials, and about the many animals and elements of SNP!

Stop in and say hi at the Virginia Black Bear Festival today!!!