Those blues!!!!!
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Those blues!!!!!
Interresting article about the Appalachain Trail in the WaPo that goes into some detail about not only the history, but also the changes to the route that have happened over the years for various reasons. Interestingly, at 2,200 miles it's almost 150 miles longer than it was when it was supposedly "completed".
I will probably never hike it. If I ever decide to tackle any sort of long distance through hike it would likely be part of the Pacific Crest Trail instead.
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Today was the first day since April that we got an appreciable amount of rain. I actually like going out hiking in the rain as long as it's not pouring because when everything's wet the colors of the forest totally pop. Here are a couple of pics from the "Big Trees" trail, my favorite hike here in town.
When it's dry the little salamanders don't come out. I had to be careful today not to step on any of them. Unlike the geckos these guys move pretty slow so it would be super easy to just squish them.
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Pretty!
jp1, I can totally see why that would be your favorite local hike. So serene-looking! Thank you for the pics!
Beautiful! I never see salamanders anymore.
That does look like a wonderful place to hike. Thanks for sharing pics!
Found an awesome new trail today. Out near the coast so it'll be another good option on super hot days in the summer. The trail goes across private land that is used as a cow pasture so I got to see a whole bunch of happy California cows (not sure if that's a national marketing pitch, but some california dairy association has been running ads for years about the happy cows here that don't live in feedlots). And I recognized Mt. Wittenberg. I've hiked along the section of Mt Wittenberg where there's the odd stretch of a single row of trees that you can see in the second photo.
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Very pretty, jp1. It looks like it was a beautiful day!
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Originally Posted by jp1
My uncle and cousin hiked the trail all the way from Georgia to Maine. So I learned a lot from them. Then we just watched the Robert Redford movie about the trail--recommend it for people my age, btw, and I have concluded that some day I want to go to that hotel in Georgia and spend three days or so and do little day hikes to and from the lodge. Then I can honestly say "I've hiked the Appalachian Trail" and the lodge looked so cool and enjoyable.