Hanging Rock Battlefield Trail

Took a hike yesterday at the Hanging Rock battlefield trail. It starts out really nice along Peters Creek through a shady gorge; unfortunately it crosses I-81. So you get natural beauty with the roar of a million tractor trailers. I also had the impression that a few of the trail markers were missing or vandalized. I hadn't heard much about the Hanging Rock battle; it was at the end of Hunter's Raid, which anyone from Lexington knows about. Apparently Jubal Early's cavalry overttook Hunter's retreating supply chain and took a few artillery pieces in the "Battle of Hanging Rock."