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September 2012

Hot summer haze over Carvins Cove, looking down from the AT.

Electric Blackberries

The day was hot and the trail surprisingly populated, including a Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club maintainer who said he had begun overseeing this section of the trail 32 years ago when it was rerouted, and has been its guardian ever since.

95 Degrees at Home, 75 at Wind Rock

You drive out of Roanoke at about 11:20 and it reads 95 on the car thermometer, you assume you're in for one hot hike.

Kurt’s Hikes: 95 Degrees at Home, 75 at Wind Rock

You drive out of Roanoke at about 11:20 and it reads 95 on the car thermometer, you assume you're in for one hot hike.
Left: A companion joins Gail at lunch. Right: A hot, hazy view from Tinker Cliffs southward into the Catwaba Valley, with McAfee Knob at left.

Bike/Hike via the Back Door to Tinker Cliffs

We've arrived at Tinker Cliffs pretty much every way you can, save maybe this one.
Left: Aden comes off the rocks as Matthew looks on. Right: Matthew heads for the water.

Swimmin’ Hole!

The two oldest grandsons – both to turn 9 in the fall – have lost a little in the way of hiking enthusiasm from when we first took them out, way back when they were like 6.
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