Well we are over three months into 2016 and I have yet to do my annual blog on AT Blazes. The last two years when I have done blogs on Appalachian Trail (AT) blazes I have split them into a Georgia (2013 & 2014) one and one on North Carolina-Tennessee (2013 & 2014). Well, this year I am just doing one and this is the way this blog will go in the future. For how I am doing the blog, I set the order of the blazes by the north-to-south direction of the AT. So, I start in Georgia and end in North Carolina-Tennessee. I hope to get a blog on other blazes, like Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT), and finally one on signs of the AT...only time will tell. So with that says here is a look back at my favorite AT Blazes of 2015.
Georgia:
Amicaola Falls State Park, AT Approach Trail & Hike Inn
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| March 7, 2015: Lower Falls Parking |
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| March 17, 2015: Tree on Approach Trail |
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| March 17, 2015: Old Frosty Mtn. Fire Tower |
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| March 17, 2015: Yellow & Green Blaze on Hike Inn Trail |
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| March 17, 2015: South junction of ATA & Hike Inn Trail |
Springer Mountain To Hightower Gap
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| May 30, 2015: First AT White Blaze |
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| May 30, 2015: Big Stamp Gap |
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| May 30, 2015: Stover Creek |
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| May 30, 2015: AT & BMT @ Three Forks |
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| May 30, 2015: Only AT double blaze on trip to Long Creek Falls |
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| May 30, 2015: Another AT & BMT blaze @ Long Creek Falls |
Woody Gap To Gooch Gap
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| March 31, 2015: Jacks Cliff Top |
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| March 31, 2015: M blaze @ Gooch Gap |
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| March 31, 2015: Evil Dead blaze |
Woody Gap, Big Cedar Mountain, Blood Mountain & Neel Gap
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| March 15, 2015: Lunsford Gap |
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| March 15, 2015: North blaze @ Big Cedar Mountain |
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| March 15, 2015: I just love the Ghost blaze |
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| May 3, 2015: Near Dockery Lake Trail |
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| May 3, 2015: Near Jarrard Gap |
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| March 21, 2015: Slaughter Creek blaze |
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| March 21, 2015: Near the CCC Shelter |
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| May 3, 2015: Blood Mountain Summit blaze |
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| March 21, 2015: Blood Mountain |
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| May 3, 2015: Headed down Blood Mountain |
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| March 21, 2015: Big Rock Blaze |
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| May 24, 2015: Head south down Blood Mtn. |
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| March 21, 2015: Flatrock Gap |
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| March 24, 2015: Had to include the Neel Gap Sign |
North Carolina-Tennessee:
Newfound Gap to Charlies Bunion (GSMNP)
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| June 25, 2015: Near Newfound Gap |
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| June 25, 2015: On the ridge-line |
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| June 25, 2015: Rare nailed white blaze |
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| June 25, 2015: Near Boulevard Trail junction |
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| June 25, 2015: Cut blaze |
Low Gap To Mount Cammerer (GSMNP)
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| October 24, 2015: Near Low Gap |
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| October 24, 2015: On the ridge-line to Mt. Cammerer |
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| October 24, 2015: Headed back from Mt. Cammerer |
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| October 24, 2015: Cool one @ Low Gap |
Davenport Gap
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| December 16: 2015: Triple white blaze |
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| December 16, 2015: Reflector blaze that is more gray than white |
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| December 16, 2015: I-40 underpass blaze |
Max Patch
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| September 19, 2015: Northbound laze & sign |
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| September 19, 2015: Southbound blaze |
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| September 19, 2015: 1st blaze as AT leaves the woods. |
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| September 19, 2015: Old white blaze |
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| September 19, 2015: Smiley blaze on Max Patch |
Hot Springs To Pump Gap
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| July 26, 2015: Crossing bridge over French Board Rive |
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| July 26, 2015: Quad blaze |
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| July 26, 2015: Double blaze at Silvermine junction |
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| December 20, 2015: Lover's Leap Rock |
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| December 20, 2015: Ace of Spades blaze |
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| December 20, 2015: Two black & one white blaze |
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| December 20, 2015: As AT enters Hot Springs |
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| December 20, 2015: Sign & blaze headed into Hot Springs |
Tanyard Gap To Rich Mountain Fire Tower & Allen Gap
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| October 20, 2015: Tanyard Gap footprint blaze |
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| October 20, 2015: Cut blaze near Tanyard Gap |
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| October 20, 2015: Another cool face blaze near Rich Mtn. |
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| October 20, 2015: Weird symbol blaze |
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| October 20, 2015: Mile marker blaze at Tanyard Gap... |
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| ...& Allen Gap (October 20, 2015) |
Camp Creek Bald To Big Firescald Knob & Jones Meadow
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| October 15, 2015: No message near Camp Creek Bald |
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| October 15, 2015: Bear claw white blaze |
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| October 15, 2015: Near White Rock Cliffs |
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| April 11, 2015: Bearwallow Gap |
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| October 15, 2015: Blue blaze on Bad Weather Trail |
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| October 15, 2015: On sign @ Fox Cabin Gap |
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| October 15, 2015: North-South white blaze |
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| October 15, 2015: Autumn leaves & white blaze |
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| October 15, 2015 Big Firescald Knob |
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| April 11, 2015: Summit of Big Firescald Knob |
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| April 11, 2015: Down from Big Firescald Knob |
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| October 15, 2015: Blue pavement blaze |
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| April 11, 2015: Jones Meadow blue blaze |
Indian Grave Gap To The Beauty Spot
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| August 27, 2015: Wired writing blaze @ IGG |
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| August 27, 2015: Beauty Spot Summit |
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| August 27, 2015: Hourglass white blaze |
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