Everyday Outdoors: The Old Man

by WADE SHAMBAUGH

A few years ago, I was exploring some new territory on public land near the Virginia/West Virginia border. I had looked at maps, and it appeared that both sides of the mountain were big and steep, with no roads crossing for several miles. I parked on top of the mountain and left my truck well before daylight, with the plan to be further from the road than most people would walk by…