On the AT just below Battery Cliffs
One of the joys of maintaining on the AT is just being in the woods and on the trail. When you get to know a particular section of trail really well by working on it regularly, you notice in detail how it changes with the seasons .... particular flowers in a certain place, trees that stand out, rocks that have 'personality'. In late fall and during the winter, with little foliage, views are more apparent and the trunks of the trees with their different barks, lichens and fungus, are front and center. The light slants in at a lower angle and everything changes, just as it will change again when the days begin to lengthen and spring returns. This is a collection of pictures taken by the 6-Mile Crew on Saturday ..... colors, shapes, patterns and views that caught our eye(s).
Entrance to The Gully, hiking north.
A distinctive rock face in The Gully .... in the summer, it's like a little garden.
Another feature of The Gully's rock 'garden' ... probably smooth rock tripe.
Chestnut
White bracket fungus on a tree trunk.
Mountain Laurel
An interesting contrast
Rhododendron
A rock with a 'blanket' of rock tripe and moss.
(Photo: Lori A.)
Rock sloughing off a cliff face near the top of Humpback Mountain.
(Photo: Lori A.)
The remains of Big Tree, just above Bear Spring.
(Photo: Lori A.)
The view from Humpback Mountain Overlook, just off the AT - fog bank to the east
(Photo: Lori A.)
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For more scenic pictures taken on the work trip Saturday, Nov. 16:
(Photos: Merlot, unless otherwise noted)
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