I'm about ready to head out myself to West Virginia. Hope to see folks
there soon. Forecast for weather is possible thunderstorms
today/tonight, with a few linguring ones on Friday, with Saturday and
Sunday clear. I expect temperatures in the low 70's (maybe 5 degrees
cooler on the ridge tops.)

Should be just about perfect.

Saturday folks should plan to join up with us at "Cline's Hacking".
While there are several ways to get there, my recommended instructions
follow:

 From Harrisonburg, Virginia take US 33 West to Whitmore Shop Road.
Turn RIGHT onto Whitmore Shop Road. Whitmore Shop Road will sort of
make a Tee junction. Whitmore Shop Road will continue to the right, and
Hopkin's Gap Road will go to the left.
Turn LEFT onto Hopkin's Gap Road. After climbing up a bit of a hill
(i.e. Hopkin's Gap), Look for Long Run Road on the left.
Turn LEFT onto Long Run Road. This is a dirt/gravel road with some
rather rough sections. It goes into the George Washington National
Forest and will take you up (eventually) to Cline's Hacking. Cline's
Hacking is the intersection of Long Run Road with Second Mountain Trail
(on the left of a 4 way intersection).
Turn LEFT onto Second Mountain Trail (which may not be so labeled, but
there will be signs for ATV trails and it should be fairly obvious.
A short drive down (hundred yards or so) this will get you to the
rendezvous point where Dictum Ridge Trail turns off of Second Mountain
Trail.

Depending on weather conditions, Second Mountain trail had some really
interesting mud holes, while Dictum Ridge had some truely frightening
stair steps. Derek, Steve, Brady and I managed to get down the stair
steps, last year,  after one of Herakles labors (I think the others did
more work than I). We may or may not go down those steps, but at least
we'll walk down and show them. :)

Later we'll go down US 33 and onto Switzer Lake Road (I don't believe
this is labeled except on maps). and eventually up to Meadow Knob for
camping on Saturday night.