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Dog Days, Hiker Days

Appalachian Trail from Va. 621 south to crest of Sinking Creek Mountain (Eastern Continental Divide) and back. 7.4 miles

Good Hair Day

In Carvins Cover Nature Preserve: Trough, Brushy Mountain, Gauntlet and Horse Pen trails. About 7.5 miles.

A Trail With No Other Hikers, But Other Fellow Users

The Lipes Branch Trail up to and onto Potts Mountain Jeep Road and back. 5 miles

Long Time No Dog

Star, Woodthrush, Ridge Line trails loop on Mill Mountain. About 4 miles.

‘Wrong Way’ from 311

Appalachian Trail from Va. 311 south to end of Catawba Mountain ridge line and back; About 6 miles.

Current Issue

This man is: A. Contemplating the walking distances on the sign. B. Reflecting the mood of the photographer. C. Just old, cranky and squinty-eyed.

Dog Days, Hiker Days

Appalachian Trail from Va. 621 south to crest of Sinking Creek Mountain (Eastern Continental Divide) and back. 7.4 miles
The Day Hiker and the Dog Hiker, about to begin the day's only ascent.

Good Hair Day

In Carvins Cover Nature Preserve: Trough, Brushy Mountain, Gauntlet and Horse Pen trails. About 7.5 miles.
Left: Jeeps and peeps atop Potts Mountain. Right: Blurry skunk near the bottom of Potts Mountain.

A Trail With No Other Hikers, But Other Fellow Users

The Lipes Branch Trail up to and onto Potts Mountain Jeep Road and back. 5 miles
A girl and her dog, back in the woods together at last.

Long Time No Dog

Star, Woodthrush, Ridge Line trails loop on Mill Mountain. About 4 miles.
Hiker humor at the base of a tree along the AT a short ways south of 311.

‘Wrong Way’ from 311

Appalachian Trail from Va. 311 south to end of Catawba Mountain ridge line and back; About 6 miles.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
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Even Closer to Almost Heaven

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©Duncan Seaman
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A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

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Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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