AT Blazes: North Carolina-Tennessee 2013

Well, back in January I did a photo essay on my favorite Appalachian Trail (AT) blazes in Georgia. Now here is a second photo essay on my favorite AT blazes from North Carolina/Tennessee in 2013. The reason it is a combo of the two states is that most of the AT I was on in this area cuts across the state-line between the Tar-heel & Volunteer states.

April 5, 2013 - Camp Creek Bald

Speed limit sign & blaze.

Blaze with AT arrow.

  
June 29, 2013 - GSMNP, Indian Gap, Clingmans Dome & Newfound Gap

Post with AT blaze at Indian Gap.

Mossy blaze near Clingmans Dome.

Worn down blaze near Clingmans Dome.

Double blaze near Clingmans Dome.

Blaze at AT crossing US 441 at Newfound Gap.

October 10, 2013 - Roan Highlands 
 

Northbound blaze near Round Bald.

Metal white blaze near Round Bald.

Northbound blaze & blueberry bushes.

White blaze on a rock at Engine Gap.

Another blaze on boulder at Jane Bald.

Double blaze at Jane Bald.

Blaze on a rock.

White blaze on rock near Grassy Ridge.

Another cool stone with blaze.

Southbound white blaze.

Southbound blaze headed up Round Bald.

Large boulder with white blaze.

Looks like a bleeding white blaze.

October 12, 2013 - Indian Grave Gap & Beauty Spot 

Blaze with north N carved in.

Blaze with cool moss.

Another cool blaze.

White blaze on rock at summit of Beauty Spot.

Fall leaves & white blaze.

Double white blaze.

Cool tree with blaze.

Blaze with southbound S.

    
October 15, 2013 - Max Patch
 

White blaze on fiberglass pole.

Double blaze on Max Patch.

White blaze on pole & birdhouse.

One of the famous birdhouse with white blaze.

Line of white blazes on Max Patch.

White blaze on old pole.

With white blaze at Max Patch.

Wooly worm & white blaze.

White blaze at the summit of Max Patch.

  November 30, 2013 - Tanyard Gap & Rich Mountain

Double blaze painted like foot prints.

Blaze on post at Tanyard Gap.

Snow on blaze near Rich Mountain.

Double blaze.

White blaze on pole at Tanyard Gap one-lane bridge.

Euro Journeys: Switzerland

Well, this is the first installment of a new segment for my blog called Euro Journeys. This will be a series of blogs where I look back on my European adventure during the summer of 2010. Most will focus on a specific place I visited, like say Mount Pilatus, however the first blog will be some of my favorite random photos of the greatest place on Earth, Switzerland.

I was also going to dedicate this to my favorite curling team Mirjam Ott and the other Swiss Miss. Unfortunately they lost in the Bronze Medal game to Scotland...oh I am sorry Great Britain, so here is to the Swiss women’s hockey team who won bronze. With that said I think almost all of these were taken on the road out of our coach bus, so enjoy.

Switzerland - 15 July, 2010

                        (Left) Flags at the Swiss/Italian border.

                       (Right) Monte Carrasso.

                                 (Left) Cimetta.

          (Right) Valley in the Swiss Alps.

      
                     (Left) Beauty of the Swiss Alps.

              (Right) Monte degli Stroppini

                        (Left) Rugged mountains.

                     (Right) Alpe di Aspra.

                           (Left) Alpe di Visghéd.

              (Right) Pizzo Campo Tencia.

                                  (Left) Waterfall at Preonzo.

          (Right) Weisshorn & Zinalrothorn.

                 (Left) Beautiful Waterfall off the Pizzo di Claro.

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                  (Right) Ober Gabelhorn.

                                  (Left) Jungfrau.
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                          (Right) Seewli

                        (Left) Onion domed church.

                      (Right) Mittagstock.

                       
                                  (Left) Fleckistock.

                         (Right) Bristen.







Switzerland - 17 July, 2010

                                  (Left) Swiss farm.

               (Right) Another cool farm.

                                   (Left) City of Basel.

  
(Right) Saying goodbye to Switzerland & hello France.