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spirilis · 06-30-2008, 03:50 AM

Saturday
West Virginia
Here we have some pictures of the West Virginia countryside, going from the northern part of the state (just south of Garrett County Maryland) straight through the center of the state. Much of this cuts through the "Valley and Ridge" Appalachians but further down we do encounter the Appalachian Plateau, with its randomly laid-out mountains with small canyons eroded between them.

Kingsford charcoal plant-

Some distant rainstorms-

yep, still being bad-

Virginia
We crossed from WV into south-western VA through this one tall mountain ridge--the freeway cuts through a tunnel.

Mount Rogers
Mount Rogers is the highest point of Virginia, at 5729ft (1746m) above sea level. It's not very well marked, but there was a small parking lot with a dirt/gravel/rocky road that leads to the top. Seeing as we didn't properly plan for the hike to the summit, we decided to attempt to drive to the top (since it was a dirt/gravel road, and I was driving a Subaru AWD SUV). Unfortunately that was way too rocky for my vehicle so we turned around and head back.

Yeah, that sucked (this is 'snowysage' manning the camera)-

Approaching the Great Smokies
Crossing from VA into Tennessee, and approaching the North Carolina state border, we see the northern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains in the distance.

The Mellow Mushroom
Finally stopping in Asheville NC for the night, we take Ivy's advice and have dinner at the Mellow Mushroom right on Broadway St. in downtown Asheville. That was some damn good pizza.

06-30-2008, 03:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
spirilis Senior Membrane Join Date: Jul 2007 Type: InTP Location: Hanover, PA Posts: 2,122	Saturday West Virginia Here we have some pictures of the West Virginia countryside, going from the northern part of the state (just south of Garrett County Maryland) straight through the center of the state. Much of this cuts through the "Valley and Ridge" Appalachians but further down we do encounter the Appalachian Plateau, with its randomly laid-out mountains with small canyons eroded between them. Kingsford charcoal plant- Some distant rainstorms- yep, still being bad- Virginia We crossed from WV into south-western VA through this one tall mountain ridge--the freeway cuts through a tunnel. Mount Rogers Mount Rogers is the highest point of Virginia, at 5729ft (1746m) above sea level. It's not very well marked, but there was a small parking lot with a dirt/gravel/rocky road that leads to the top. Seeing as we didn't properly plan for the hike to the summit, we decided to attempt to drive to the top (since it was a dirt/gravel road, and I was driving a Subaru AWD SUV). Unfortunately that was way too rocky for my vehicle so we turned around and head back. Yeah, that sucked (this is 'snowysage' manning the camera)- Approaching the Great Smokies Crossing from VA into Tennessee, and approaching the North Carolina state border, we see the northern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains in the distance. The Mellow Mushroom Finally stopping in Asheville NC for the night, we take Ivy's advice and have dinner at the Mellow Mushroom right on Broadway St. in downtown Asheville. That was some damn good pizza.