Splash of red on green
Dogwood and Sourwood color
September hills.
Bill and I made an RV trip last week to Roan Mountain State Park in upper East Tennessee. The weather was perfect for our goal: hike a ways on the AT along the high ridge balds, starting at Carver's Gap. The pictures below are just a few of the many I took of the breathtaking views. This is about as good as it gets in the East.
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| Our starting point |
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| The ridges go on forever it seems |
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| Goal #1 achieved, Jane Bald, 5807 ft |
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| Grassy Ridge trail spits off the AT. We decide to press up Grassy Ridge |
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| Looking back at Round Bald, 5826 ft, the first high point on the hike. We have to go back up before we are done. |
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| That little path is part of the AT |
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| Taking a break before finishing the climb.Views in every direction. |
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| We made it to the top of Grassy Ridge, about 6000 ft and 2 miles from Carver's Gap. |
