The mountains are calling and JMU students are answering

The Shenandoah Valley offers plenty of opportunites to take in the scenery. Landon Shackelford | The Breeze Amid many assignments piling up and the countless hours of screen time that comes with completing them, for many JMU students, it’s important to get outside and touch grass. For junior public relations major Cameron Frary, hiking is a way to escape campus life. Frary said he typically hits the trails once a month with his roommates or friends, taking advantage of the mountains being just a short drive from JMU. One of his favorite experiences, he added, was a two-day backpacking trip through Three Ridges Loop, located about 45 minutes from JMU. “It was incredible but definitely hard,” Frary said. The roughly 14-mile loop takes hikers across three mountain ridges, but Frary said he and his roommates quickly learned that tackling the trail came with its challenges.

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