This past weekend I was back at the Shining Rock Wilderness for another of Will's backpack with the Harvey Brooms Group of the Sierra Club. I went over this hike in detail last year and did a Day Blog of the hike so this entry will be all about photos. Oh, Pete will have something to say about this outing, so stay tuned. Anyway, here are the photos...enjoy!
Saturday - Black Balsam Knob Trailhead To Kim's Gap
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| On the Tennessee side that 80% chance was right... |
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| ...but it cleared on the North Carolina side. |
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| With some time we headed to... |
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| ...the Waynesville Farmers Market. |
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| Parking at the trailhead. |
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| Headed up the Mountains-to-Sea & Art Loeb joint trail. |
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| Trail fence. |
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| Headed toward Black Balsam Knob. |
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| Art Loeb is white blazed. |
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| Bees weren't drunk on aging Angelica. |
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| Where we camped in July. |
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| Looking back across Black Balsam Knob. |
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| The summit of Black Balsam Knob. |
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| Here comes the group. |
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| Wind blown tree. |
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| Another sign on the ground. |
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| Looking back at Sams Knob & Investor Gap Trailhead. |
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| Headed toward Tennent Mountain... |
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| ...on the Art Loeb Trail. |
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| Having lunch at a gap I am calling Blueberry Gap... |
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| ...& some of the view. |
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| That was a big Squatch! |
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| Looking back at Black Balsam Knob. |
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| Summit of Tennent Mountain... |
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| ...Some of its view. |
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| Headed down the trail. |
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| Looking back at the vista of Black Balsam Knob & Tennent Mountain. |
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| Off the balds... |
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| ...down to... |
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| Investor Gap. |
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| Headed into the "wilderness." |
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| Fork Mountain Trail was sloppy. |
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| Lush green trail. |
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| Mushrooms. |
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| Vista on the trail. |
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| At the campsite... |
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| ...my tent. |
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| Where I got water. |
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| Cooking area. |
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| Did have some clouds drift through. |
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| Vista from the outcrop down the trail... |
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| ...from the campsite. |
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| Fire on the mountains at sunset, |
Sunday - Kim's Gap To Investor Gap Trailhead
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| Dawn of a new day... |
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| ...the camp is still a sleep. |
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| Sunrise! |
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| One last look at the Fork Mountain Outcrop. |
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| Small-Headed Sunflower. |
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| Back at camp... |
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| ...one last look. |
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| Heading back on the Fork Mountain Trail... |
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| ...to Investor Gap Trail... |
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| ...& view from it. |
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| Butterfly. |
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| End of the line. |
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