May 20, 2010 ~ Abingdon, Virginia |
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| Roses in front of the Martha Washington Hotel, Abingdon |
Banjo Man at Barter Theatre |
May 21, 2010 ~ Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area & Virginia Creeper Trail
Whitetop Station to Green Cove & back to Whitetop and in Damascus ~ 7 miles |
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| Whitetop Station ~ Click on photo for larger image |
Sign |
Anne at Whitetop Station |
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Virginia Creeper Sign
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Flowers along the trail |
Mollie ~ Click on photo for larger image |
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| Anne ~ Click on photo for larger image |
Original Milepost 31 |
View from trail |
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| Christmas trees near trail and in valley |
More Christmas trees |
Blackberry blossoms |
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| White flowers |
Trestle |
Flame azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum |
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Green Cove Station sign
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Sheep at Green Cove |
Christmas tree storage lot
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May 22, 2010 ~ Virginia Creeper Trail Creek Junction to Straight Branch ~ 6 miles |
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| Trail sign |
Rocks and water ~ Click on photo for larger image |
Rocks and water ~ Click on photo for larger image |
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| Cascade ~ Click on photo for larger image |
Creek |
Creek |
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| Fire Pink ~ Silene virginia Linnaeus |
Mollie in the rain |
Creek |
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| Valley view |
Boys on bicycles (you can't really see
the mud in this photo!) |
Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora |
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Indian Psychic/Fawn's Breath
Porteranthus trifoliatus |
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorium |
Mollie taking pictures |
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| Another view of the creek |
Mollie ~ Click on photo for larger image |
More water |
May 23, 2010 ~ Virginia Creeper Trail from Abingdon and Back ~ 4 miles and then home on I-26 |
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| Mollie on Virginia Creeper |
Wild Geranium on trail |
Wild Geranium ~ Geranium maculatum
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| I-26 overlook view of Tennessee |
Mountain Laurel at I-26 NC Welcome Center |
Mountain Laurel |
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| White rhododendron |
Purple rhododendron
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More purple rhododendron |
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Purple rhododendron
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More rhododendron blossoms |
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Photos in header: Niagara Falls; Big Sur, CA; Golden Gate Bridge, CA; Sunset on the Baltic Sea;
Virginia Creeper Trail, VA; Emerald Lake, Yukon, Canada; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Sunset on the Pacific; Triple Falls at
DuPont Forest, NC.
Header Photo Credits: All Anne S. Napier except Niagara Falls by Herman Stubblefield.
