Can't do that right now, but a day or two will do the job. So this amazing mountain range is where I'll be spending a couple of days after I clock out tomorrow.
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| The mountain in the foreground is Mount Craig, the second-highest summit in the eastern USA. Just beyond it is another summit that is almost 6,600 feet high. One of only a handful in the east of which that can be said. |
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| Potato Knob. Another of the east's great summits. Over 6,400 feet high. |
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| This rock formation is on Potato Knob. I've often thought about bushwhacking up there and pitching my tent in the shadow of that huge boulder to spend the evening watching the stars. One day... |
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| I love this summit. One of the big peaks of the Black Mountains: Potato Hill. (Not to be confused with the nearby Potato Knob). Also about 6,400 feet above sea level. |
Just did black mtn crest from mitchell summit to deep gap and back today. Weather was absolutely perfect. Hope it holds for you.
ReplyDeleteJust did black mtn crest from mitchell summit to deep gap and back today. Weather was absolutely perfect. Hope it holds for you.
ReplyDeleteI love that hike! I've done it several times. Twice I misjudged how much water I'd need and on both of those particular hikes I suffered some hideous cramps in my legs. Learned my lesson the first time and took extra water next time out...and STILL ran out! Other trips I took even more and did okay.
ReplyDeleteBut for sheer scenery the Black Mountain Crest Trail is about as good as it gets here in the South.