IMG_4598 — Erwin, TN
IMG_4604 — Miss Janet's
IMG_4605 — Planters at Miss Janet's
IMG_4606 — Erwin Burrito
IMG_4607 — Breakfast at Miss Janet's
IMG_4608 — Breakfast at Miss Janet's
IMG_4609 — Breakfast at Miss Janet's
IMG_4610 — Breakfast at Miss Janet's
IMG_4611 — M, K, and Miss Janet
IMG_4631 — K holding up the tree
IMG_4613 — Bridge o'er the Nolichucky
IMG_4627 — M at the Beauty Spot
IMG_4629 — Pine forest atop Unaka Mountain
IMG_4630 — Pine forest atop Unaka Mountain
IMG_4632 — K and Flick in pine forest atop Unaka Mountain
IMG_4633 — K and M keep warm at Ash Gap, near Roan Mountain
IMG_4636 — K on Roan Mountain. It iced overnight.
IMG_4637 — M hikes toward the summit of Roan Mountain, TN
IMG_4640 — M & K atop Roan Mountain, TN
IMG_4639 — Roan Mountain
IMG_4641 — NC line at Carver's Gap
IMG_4642 — K on Round Bald
IMG_4643 — K & M on Round Top (Roan in background)
IMG_4644 — M on Jane Bald
IMG_4645 — Hump Mountain and Little Hump Mountain
IMG_4646 — Flick likes PBJ tortillas
IMG_4647 — K hikes up little hump mountain
IMG_4648 — K & M on Little Hump Mountain
IMG_4649 — Hump Mountain
IMG_4650 — K Hikes up Hump mountain
IMG_4651 — K hikes up Hump mountain
IMG_4653 — Leaving NC for the last time... M at Doll Flats
IMG_4655 — Mountain Harbour promises warmth on a cold, cold, day
IMG_4656 — K and Flick approach Mountain Harbour
IMG_4657 — Goats at Mountain Harbour
IMG_4658 — M, K, and Flick at the Times Square Diner in Roan Mountain TN
IMG_4659 — Bed at the barn hostel at Mountain Harbour
IMG_4660 — barn hostel at Mountain Harbour.
IMG_4661 — barn hostel at Mountain Harbour.
IMG_4668 — M at Coon Den Falls
IMG_4669 — M at Coon Den Falls
IMG_4671 — K & M at Coon Den Falls
IMG_4672 — K & M at Coon Den Falls
IMG_4662 — K and Flick set out from Mountain Harbour on a snowy morning
IMG_4663 — the barn at Mountain Harbour
IMG_4664 — Flick breakin' trail
IMG_4665 — K & Dirty Blonde hike in the snow
IMG_4666 — Hiking in the snow (Between Mountain Harbour and Abby's Place)
IMG_4667 — Cemetary in the snow
IMG_4673 — Mountaineer Falls Shelter
IMG_4674 — Flick, M, Backbend, Dirty Blonde, and K stop for lunch at Mountaineer Falls Shelter
IMG_4676 — Flick at Abby's Place
IMG_4677 — K at Abby's Place
IMG_4678 — Abby's Place
IMG_4680 — Abby's Place
IMG_4681 — Abby's Place
IMG_4682 — At Abby's Place attempting to stay warm... K, Dirty Blonde, M, Backbend, and Flick.
IMG_4683 — At Abby's Place, from left to right: M, Backbend, Dirty Blonde, Flick, Ron and Scott (owners/operators of Abby's Place) and K
IMG_4684 — Don't know exactly how 'hardcore' they are, but I liked the name.
IMG_4685 — From the shelter register at Moreland Gap - the inside cover had a day planner, and someone filled it in. Sounds about right to me.
IMG_4686 — Snowy mountain view from between Moreland Gap shelter and Dennis Cove road.
IMG_4687 — Abandoned shed (shelter?) on the trail just south of Dennis Cove Road.
IMG_4688 — Kincora hiker hostel, near Dennis Cove Road.
IMG_4689 — Easter Dinner at Kincora.
IMG_4690 — K reads in the bunkhouse at Kincora, near Dennis Cove Road.
IMG_4692 — K and M at Laurel Fork Falls.
IMG_4691 — K and M at Laurel Fork Falls.
IMG_4694 — Laurel Fork Falls.
IMG_4700 — Laurel Fork Falls.
IMG_4703 — M at Braemar Castle in Hampton, TN - the oldest building in the county, formerly a community center among other things. It's now home to the Brown family and an excellent hostel.
IMG_4704 — M descends Pond Mountain. K thought it was funny that I was wearing short sleeves in the snow.
IMG_4705 — Pond Mountain Wilderness.
IMG_4707 — K walking along the shore of Watauga lake.
IMG_4710 — M at Watauga dam.
IMG_4711 — M at Watauga dam.
IMG_4713 — Watauga Dam and lake.
IMG_4715 — View of valley from behind Vandeventer Shelter.
IMG_4717 — Grindstaff Monument on Iron Mountain. From Johnson County Trails Assn.: "The monument was erected by his friends out of cement and mountain granite. The inscription reads, "Lived alone, Suffered alone, and Died alone". Uncle Nick lived here as a hermit for 40 years. He had a pet rattlesnake that was killed by Sam Lowe, a dog-named Panter that stayed with him until Nick's death and a steer that he used as a pack animal."
IMG_4716 — Grindstaff Monument on Iron Mountain. From Johnson County Trails Assn.: "The monument was erected by his friends out of cement and mountain granite. The inscription reads, "Lived alone, Suffered alone, and Died alone". Uncle Nick lived here as a hermit for 40 years. He had a pet rattlesnake that was killed by Sam Lowe, a dog-named Panter that stayed with him until Nick's death and a steer that he used as a pack animal."
IMG_4718 — View of Shady Valley, TN from a meadow near parking area on TN 91.
IMG_4720 — M reads a book while staying out of the rain at Abingdon Gap Shelter (thanks for the new floor, maintainers!)
