Back on Friday, I headed back to my "backyard" for a hike on the Appalachian Trail (AT) on Camp Creek Bald. As I said on the Day Blog I have written plenty of my hikes (see links at the end) on the AT from Jones Meadow up to Camp Creek Bald to Big Firescald Knob and the cliffs of White Rock and Blackstack. So, here is a collection of photos from my latest outing...enjoy!
Road To Camp Creek Bald
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| Eight Miles... |
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| ...on the road up the mountain. |
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| Viking Mountain Overlook. |
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| Taking the road from Jones Meadow |
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| ..up to Camp Creek Bald. |
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| On the road up... |
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| ...the first tower... |
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| ...spotted Bumble Bee on Cutleaf Coneflower... |
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| Pale Touch-Me-Mot Jewelweed... |
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| ...Spotted Touch-Me-Not Jewelweed. |
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| A tower at the summit parking area. |
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| Right on! |
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| The trail to the summit. |
Camp Creek Bald
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| Fire tower on the summit... |
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| ...summit buildings... |
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| ...view from the first level of the tower... |
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| ...looking into North Carolina... |
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| ...Big Butt & Gravel Knob... |
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| ...Little & Big Bald... |
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| ...one last look at the tower. |
Pounding Mill Trail To The AT
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| Tower one... |
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| & two at the start... |
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| ...of the Pounding Mill Trail... |
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| ...here it is Blue Blazed. |
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| ...turns Yellow Blazed at the junction with the AT. |
AT To White Rock Cliffs
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| Head on the AT...North! |
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| Mushrooms |
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| Last time I was here it was covered in ice. |
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| Fungus on a tree. |
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| Blue Blaze Junction because I had to take a detour... |
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| ...past the Greeneville Hiking Club's Trail Magic spot... |
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| ...to my car at Jones Meadow... |
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| ...& back... |
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| ...to the AT. |
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| Headin North...again. |
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| An autumn leaf in August...nice! |
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| The winding trail... |
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| ...& a cool log... |
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| with AT logo & a White Blaze. |
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| Made it the junction with White Rock Cliffs. |
White Rock Cliff
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| The old sign is still there... |
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| ...so is the great view... |
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| ...where I was earlier. |
AT To Big Firescald Knob
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| AT moves past... |
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| ...the almost gone AT log. |
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| One of my favorite trees. |
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| Heading up the exposed ridgeline.... |
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| ...but first, there are woods... |
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| ...rock... |
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| ...& cool tree. |
Big Firescald Knob
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| Big Firescald Knob... |
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| ...into Tennessee... |
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| ...& North Carolina. |
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| Heading to... |
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| ...Howard's Rock... |
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| ...& it's vista... |
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| ...one more look. |
AT To Blackstack Cliffs
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| Heading back... |
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| ...forest... |
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| ...& stone. |
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| Edgy trail. |
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| Mushroom & Moss. |
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| Bearwallow Gap. |
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| Blackstack Cliffs junctions. |
Blackstack Cliffs
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| Heading up to the cliffs... |
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| ...Big Firescald Knob... |
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| ...Camp Creek Bald... |
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| ...& Greeneville. |
Trip Back Across Jones Meadow & Beyond
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| Blue blazed... |
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| ...jeep road... |
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| ...past the remains of the old shelter. |
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| Blackstack Cliffs... |
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| ...& Camp Creek Bald. |
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| View of Blackstack from the site of the Valhalla Inn. |
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| Walking back through Jones Meadow. |
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| Heading down the mountain... |
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| ...one last stop at Dillard Place. |
Camp Creek Bald Blogs
AT Hiking @ Camp Creek Bald & Big Firescald Knob
Once Viking Mountain Always Camp Creek Bald
Down The Rabbit Hole On The AT & At Honey Creek
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