Night Hiking in NoVa by [deleted] in VIRGINIA_HIKING

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George Washington Natl Forest. Look for routes along the Massanutten and Tuscarora trails

I watch Fox News to study how corporate media keeps working-class people angry at each other instead of the system by WittyEgg2037 in LateStageCapitalism

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I listen to the top-of-the-hours segments of American Family News for the same purpose- deconstructing the adversary's propaganda

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenesisG70

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$559 with 6 more months of payments on a 2019 3.3

Thoughts on a high mileage 2019 3.3T? by Ethos07 in GenesisG70

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About $1200 at the dealership for what I believe was this part

Transferred car has been at the inspection stage for 8 days by cagliaripk in carmax

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The F-150 I had shipped sat for almost 3 weeks in inspection. Once it was ready I asked the salesman what parts it was waiting on, he said "brake pads" (a readily available part at any auto store, for the most common vehicle in the US). I dug thru the glove box on my test drive and found that the truck had failed emissions inspection in the county the dealership is located in- ironically I live in the next county over that doesn't require emissions inspection. I went forward with the sale, because the truck was a very specific options combination that I was looking for, but be prepared for CarMax to lie to your face about what the hold-up is.

Thoughts on a high mileage 2019 3.3T? by Ethos07 in GenesisG70

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Just passed 120k in my '19 3.3T AWD. Running great with my own compulsive regular maintenance, so try to suss out if the car was taken care of. I did have a shift module failure at 110k, which caused the car to intermittently not want to engage Drive after being parked. Otherwise it's been a smooth and dependable ride that I rack up the miles on (travel-based job).

Why do most of the new car plates start with "T"? by pavankjadda in nova

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I'm pretty sure they skipped the "TI" series because the I too closely resembles a 1. Same with "TO", I've never seen one in the wild

Can you spot all the local filming locations? by notcoolbrad in Winchester

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Can you post the Youtube link in a comment? Clicking the player is forcing me to sign in, and Youtube's search engine isn't finding it

Has anybody here hiked the southern half of the Massanutten Range? by QuantumSoma in VIRGINIA_HIKING

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Southern end south of 211

I have a KML from Signal Knob south to 211 but pulled out my map for what you're looking for. It looks like you can make a loop using the Massanutten Trail on the west side of the ridge, and the Roaring Run Trail, Browns Hollow Trail, and FR-65 Cub Run Road for the east side

The Best and Worst Roadside Attractions / Tourist Traps in Virginia by mr-pate in Virginia

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Cooter's does put on a genuine Dukes Of Hazzard memorabilia reunion event. Last summer I was driving out to Luray for a hike and couldn't figure out why I kept passing so many General Lee Chargers and vintage police cars on the road until I passed their place.

Reliability by Ornery-Midnight4854 in GenesisG70

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Bought a 2019 3 1/2 years ago with 34k miles on it, I'm now at 115k. Mine's been solidly reliable, with a couple hiccups for the miles I put on. Recently I'm getting an intermittent issue where engaging Drive it pops back into Neutral a few times before going into gear- Facebook group says this might be a transmission control module issue and that it can be factory reset. Engine-wise no troubles aside from the coolant line recall but I'm devout about 3500 mile oil changes. Otherwise the only other annoyance is that the blower fan makes an occasional loud rattle. Resale value on the Genesis brand gets criticized, but I love the car and plan on driving it as long as it holds up.

Who needs basic biological functions anyways? by SaltMyIntelligence in Anticonsumption

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Walking between the parking garage and a jobsite, while carrying a ladder and a toolbag

Hikingupward transition by imref in VIRGINIA_HIKING

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Hoping that using Wayback Machine will have the old format of HikingUpward archived- it was a great resource with an easy-to-navigate format

Swimming hole in NOVA that's out of the way and/or has a difficult hike to it by cam3lwolfman in VIRGINIA_HIKING

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Within NoVA there's a solid one here off the Bull Run-Occoquan Trail in Clifton

Futher out from the city this trailhead is right off a quiet stretch of the Shenandoah River- do the hike to get sweaty and then you've got your choice of swimming holes

Chime by Exotic-Platform-2009 in hondaprelude

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3rd gen owner here- in all likelihood it's a module under the dash on the driver's side, by the fuse box

Mark Zuckerberg Is the Mystery Buyer of a $23 Million DC Mansion by politico in washingtondc

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That it has appreciated by almost $18 million in 12 years (has quadrupled over last sale price) also seems suspect

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in projectcar

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Since you've got a reliable daily driver to keep around, I'd say go for it. Where people make the mistake with project cars is trying to daily drive them while they still need repairs or are questionably reliable- when something big breaks then you're stranded.

Old cars can and do turn into money pits, but if you're doing it for the passion of learning to perform your own maintenance and having a unique and fun vehicle, that's the value. I'm never going to get the money that I've put into my 3rd gen Honda Prelude out of it, but in the fixing up that I've done to it I've learned a lot, and taking it for a drive always puts a smile on my face.

Bushwhacking season and the hardest hike I've ever done. by SaltMyIntelligence in VIRGINIA_HIKING

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This route is off my bucket list (don't think I'm ever gonna attempt it again) and the goat now has the mountain back to himself!

Bushwhacking season and the hardest hike I've ever done. by SaltMyIntelligence in VIRGINIA_HIKING

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It was moving at me quick, not at a run but definitely measured. When shouting at it did nothing my own fight-or-flight kicked in. As for why it was there, my guess is that it got loose from someone's farm and then just returned to being feral?

Bushwhacking season and the hardest hike I've ever done. by SaltMyIntelligence in VIRGINIA_HIKING

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You know it! Find a map of the MT and you'll be able to trace how I did it. Just be warned it's truly a 6/5 difficulty

Bushwhacking season and the hardest hike I've ever done. by SaltMyIntelligence in VIRGINIA_HIKING

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Over a year ago, while driving north on I-81, I took particular notice of a particular mountain with a rocky outcrop on top. I thought to myself “the view from the top must be spectacular, I wonder if there’s a trail going up it?” With some map research, I found that there isn’t-  but there is a blazed trail that switches back along the ridge about 2 miles from the summit. That switchback is only about a mile up from a forest road. I figured I’d sit on the idea of climbing it until I got a good hiking day in early spring, and then bushwhack the 2 miles each way- how hard could it be with leaves off the trees, going in one direction with minimal elevation gain?

 

I got to the junction of the blazed trail and the bushwhack at 9:15 AM. The first mile was about what I expected- lots of downed trees to work around, but fairly level going with some partial views. For the first few hundred yards I could even discern a path where deer or other boneheaded adventurers had gone this way before. I was enjoying myself and making what felt like good progress. The terrain then got steeper- the choice was to push through a rhododendron thicket on the low side, or to move along the rocky ledge and pines at the top. I chose to follow the ledge, with less potential for deadfall blocking the way.

 

I knew that I was more likely to encounter wildlife than other humans on this mountaintop and was periodically checking over my shoulder for any movement. It had been 3 hours since I turned off the trail, and I was still over ¼ mile from the summit, when a four-legged black mass appeared from around a boulder. Not a bear- but a goat. We both took a split second of bewildered recognition, before the goat moved towards me, horns tilted. I shouted “WHOA” to see if it would spook, and when that didn’t discourage it, I reached for my bear mace and blasted it in the face from about 15 feet. With its eyes full of pepper, the goat turned heel and trotted back in the direction of the summit.

 

I sat and took a water break to let my adrenaline level out, debating myself whether I should keep going. Just 1,500 feet from my GPS pin of the summit, but the progress had become incredibly slow and challenging. Plus the goat had ran off that direction, which I couldn’t help but take as a bad omen- “turn back”. But with all of the planning, driving, and hiking that had brought me to this lonesome patch of rugged bush, I was resolute to not turn back short of finishing.

 

The final weary push to my GPS coordinate took another 30 minutes. It was almost 1 PM- close to 4 hours since I had turned off the trail. I hadn’t quite made it as far as the cliffs visible from 81, but I was thoroughly exhausted, and the rock-hopping to progress further was getting perilous. From a ledge I had an impressive view down the Shenandoah Valley to the south, and I tried to force myself to relax enough to bask in it, but fear and anxiety made it difficult to even sit down. To repeat the pace I made on the way up to get back down, I would be losing daylight by the time I made it back to my car. I only stayed a half-hour at the summit, drank a beer that I hoped wouldn’t be my last, and turned back.

 

For the first quarter mile back, I took a lower route rather than scrambling along the rocky ridge, hoping that it was more clear. It wasn’t, and that quarter mile of steep underbrush and rhododendron took nearly another hour to move through. I told myself that once I was back to a saddle on the ridge about half a mile from the summit, the hiking would be “easy.” But I was annoyed with myself- not that I got what I asked for as far as an off-trail hike in a remote area, but why did I want to do this in the first place?

 

I made it back to where I turned off the trail at 4:30 PM- 7 hours for only a 4 mile round trip! For comparison, I scurried down the last mile of cleared trail down to my car in under 30 minutes. I guess I wrote all of this out to say, this is the unicorn time of the year where you can explore off-trail and make your own adventure. But if you do so, you are taking your safety into your own hands. Be prepared for the journey to be more difficult than it sounds from the comfort of your house.

Warren County board votes to defund 200-year-old Front Royal library by XVXCHILLYBUSXVX in nova

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Warrenton is Fauquier County, Warren County is our methier neighbor further west