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~ FALL 2013 PHOTOS ~ Western North Carolina |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2013-2014) |
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~ FALL 2013 PHOTOS ~ Western North Carolina |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2013-2014) |
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| Start of the hike, along Art Loeb Trail |
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Great views as the trail rises: |
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| Do you see the dog's head in the rock at center? |
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| A couple coming down as we were heading up. |
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| Ash berries |
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| Goldenrod |
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| View of Sam Knob |
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| Ash and Evergreen |
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| Little Sam Knob (l) and Sam Knob (r) |
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| Bottle (aka Closed) Gentians (Gentiana clausa), a little past their prime. |
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Filmy Angelica, aka Mountain Angelica (Angelica triquinata) Several stages, from blooms to fruit/seed heads |
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| Hikers at Black Balsam summit (6240') |
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| Zoomed view across Graveyard Fields at distant Looking Glass Rock |
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| View in the other direction from Black Balsam |
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More flora... |
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| Tennent Mtn's east ridge, as we descend Black Balsam... |
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| Continue to Page 2 of the Black Balsam - Tennent Mtn hike |