Trail denizens. These little guys (girls?) are so easy to spot I’m surprised that I haven’t seen any before today. #appalachiantrail #animals #at2015
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Bridges on the Appalachian Trail. This one just north of the Niday Shelter. #appalachiantrail #bridges #Virginia #at2015
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#mushrooms on a mossy log along the #appalachiantrail in SW #Virginia #fungus #at2015
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Bridges on the Appalachian Trail. This one takes the #appalachiantrail across the New River at Pearisburg, VA. #bridges #Virginia #at2015
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Sometimes the Appalachian Trail looks like this. Pearisburg, VA. (Yes, those are people’s houses there.) #AppalachianTrail #towns #houses #at2015
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The Holy Family Hostel in Pearisburg, VA (out behind Holy Family Catholic Church) a good couple miles from the #appalachiantrail but a very pleasant, open, and well-supplied hiker hostel nonetheless. Worth the trek off trail to get here. After Mass this morning they invited us all (half a dozen hikers) to their potluck breakfast. #hostels #Virginia #churches #at2015
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Flower of the day: growing on the ridge above Pearisburg, VA along the #appalachiantrail to the south of town. #flowers #identification #at2015
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Bridges on the Appalachian Trail: this suspension bridge goes over Kimberling Creek which runs alongside VA route 606. Pretty impressive construction job just to get us over the creek (which IS a sizeable creek). #bridges #appalachiantrail #Virginia #at2015
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Flower of the day: identification needed. Growing along the #appalachiantrail in SW Virginia. #flowers #identification #at2015
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Insect of the day: no idea what this is; don’t believe I’ve ever seen one before. This one was on a maple sapling along the #appalachiantrail in SW Virginia between Route 611 and Route 608. Any ideas? It’s a little bigger than a common ladybug. #insects #identification #entomology #at2015
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