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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TWOFER! Sometimes the Appalachian Trail looks like this, AND Bridges of the Appalachian Trail: I crossed over Interstate 77 today in southwest Virginia on this bridge. The Trail runs along the shoulder of a road for a mile or two at this point before returning to the woods. #appalachiantrail #bridges #Virginia #at2015
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Sunrise yesterday morning over the southwest Virginia countryside. Taken from Chestnut Knob Shelter on the Appalachian Trail. #appalachiantrail #sunrise #at2015
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Bridge of the day: the Appalachian Trail going over Laurel Creek in southwest Virginia. #appalachiantrail #Virginia #at2015
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Flower of the day. I’ll leave identification to someone more knowledgeable than me on these matters. #appalachiantrail #flowers #at2015
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Bridges on the Appalachian Trail: north of Lake Wautaga on 15 May 2015 #bridges #appalachiantrail #at2015
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New photo series: Bridges of the Appalachian Trail. This one I crossed yesterday just north of the Atkins, VA area. #appalachiantrail #bridges #at2015
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What this particular hiker looked like a few days ago just before leaving the place we stayed at in Damascus. #at2015
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In today’s pasture on the #appalachiantrail in Virginia just south of “The Scales” the cattle wore horns. #animals #cattle #at2015
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Waterfall of the day: Comers Creek Falls in southern Virginia on the #appalachiantrail #at2015 #waterfalls
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