I dropped a brand new Nikon F3HP off of one of those ladders on GF Mtn trails back in the early 80's. Luckily the less expensive lens took the hit.
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I dropped a brand new Nikon F3HP off of one of those ladders on GF Mtn trails back in the early 80's. Luckily the less expensive lens took the hit.
This part was on our last day out and made for a very fast walk out due to our feet being soaked, it was the only way to cross safely trail was flooded here from snow melt
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Best feeling ever was making it to the shelter and having a nice hiker or hikers leave some dry wood. I needed a fire in a bad way i was suffering from hyperthermia bad enough my motor skills were terrible and was having trouble using my hands so i got stripped down and straight in my bag while my buddy built a fire ended up being a awesome trip no one else out there but 2 other guys knocking out a section they were pretty cool
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This was last weekend on a long weekend stay off the parkway, near Ennice NC. First is me as we left out on the Gully Creek trail at Cumberland Knob, and the second is the wife at Stone Mountain State Park. We are VERY GREEN day hikers, and the Gully Creek trail was a challenge for us, I don’t mind admitting. We had fun though and will continue to work up our stamina in the future.
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Took two of the boys up Shortoff Mountain this morning. We arrived at the parking area before daylight and it was already packed with cars of campers. Found a place to park and headed up the mountain.
Sunrise from the south face:
Looking over the “short off.” It is a long, sheer way down.
A rare natural pond on top of the mountain.
Varying degrees of fall color from the mountaintop. Still not peak up there in most places, but beautiful nonetheless. Met some really nice folks on the hike, as well.
I’ve lived in NC all but the first three years of my life, and most of that less than 90 minutes from the trailhead, but this was my first time on this trail. Won’t be the last.
Sunrise from the south face:
Looking over the “short off.” It is a long, sheer way down.
A rare natural pond on top of the mountain.
Varying degrees of fall color from the mountaintop. Still not peak up there in most places, but beautiful nonetheless. Met some really nice folks on the hike, as well.
I’ve lived in NC all but the first three years of my life, and most of that less than 90 minutes from the trailhead, but this was my first time on this trail. Won’t be the last.
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Looks like from 80s maybe 90s?
About 1972. I was young once.
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Took my youngest son up on the bald where the AT crosses at Carvers Gap on Roan Mountain when he was in eighth or ninth grade maybe 10 years ago. He was a young man of VERY few words, but this was his reaction on top of the bald.
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Took a group of low country SC kids to the top of Black Balsam one day. Typical teenage boys just goofing off. One of them asks me why they couldn't see all the mountains. Told them, because those are clouds and you are above the clouds. The whole group got quite and just stared. Good times.
Im in the hills and want to hit the trail but my knee is acting up i still might do a easy one just to get in the woods maybe a 2 miler i think im going to have to wait till next year to jump back on the section i left off
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Played with the settings a bit. They were just past peak at the top with a lot of leaves gone. Looking down slope the colors were still pretty nice with some very nice pockets of colors.
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Might be the last hiking/fishing trip for the year. Hit a new trail I have been eyeing and will definitely be back. Only one small brown to hand. Missed one and spooked another. Great looking water though. Did find a pair of wading boots at the creek.
Colors are still nice but definitely past peak and dropping fast.
@cubrock got to test drive the iPhone 13 pro Max camera. Ohhhhh this thing is nice.
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Colors are still nice but definitely past peak and dropping fast.
@cubrock got to test drive the iPhone 13 pro Max camera. Ohhhhh this thing is nice.
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Not exactly hiking...driving back home from Pigeon Forge today. Stopped several places along the way. This one was on Newfound Gap Road, right around the corner from the Oconaluftee Visiter Center.
That's a lotta Elk right next to the road. There were at least twice that many total in that one clearing, with all the ones you can't see in this pic.
That's a lotta Elk right next to the road. There were at least twice that many total in that one clearing, with all the ones you can't see in this pic.
Just a modest last week hike thru Clemmons State Forest in Clayton
By the way, I requested them to change their "no guns" signage that they had (incorrectly) posted and to their credit, they corrected them!
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This was on the stretch from fontana damn to new found gap i would have got more picture but it got in the single digits, so i was more concerned with staying moving than taking photos lol
For sure! Wasn’t too bad, dipped down around 30 Saturday night. The boy had a goretex bivy over his bag, so he stayed nice and toasty.
That sucks
Ya thats perfect
I got some of theses mixed up with two different hikes lol opps
46 years ago I climbed those falls on the right side, crossed them and went up to the top and dove off.
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Waimea Falls, Oahu early October 2020, then about a month later in November. The October shot was about 2 months into a dry spell and there was no water over the falls, with the pool below about 5 or 6 feet lower than normal.
