VA Section 29 Pictures - Milemarker 2.8 - 6.5

Cove Mt. - Tulip Poplars

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View towards McAfee Knob. Taken at approx. mm 2.8  Courtesy
dlcul@conncoll.edu
View towards McAfee Knob. Taken at approx. mm 2.8
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

Tree with hole at mile 3.2  Courtesy ideanna656@aol.com
Tree with hole at mile 3.2
Submitted by ideanna656 @ aol.com

mm 3.6 Wooded summit of Cove Mountain.  The crest of the
mountain forms a long curve which the trail follows for over three miles.
Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 3.6 Wooded summit of Cove Mountain. The crest of the mountain forms a long curve which the trail follows for over three miles.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

mm 4.1  This is what I think the guidebooks refer to as Hemlock
Point.  There is supposed to be a rock outcrop near here with views.  I saw
a possible candidate,  but getting there  involved a steep descent followed by a rock
scramble, so I passed it by.  Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 4.1 This is what I think the guidebooks refer to as Hemlock Point. There is supposed to be a rock outcrop near here with views. I saw a possible candidate, but getting there involved a steep descent followed by a rock scramble, so I passed it by.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

The trail as it passes along the crest of Cove Mountain.
Sometimes the path is smooth as it is here, sometimes it is rocky. This was
taken about mm 5.8  Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
The trail as it passes along the crest of Cove Mountain. Sometimes the path is smooth as it is here, sometimes it is rocky. This was taken about mm 5.8
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

mm 5.8  Just as the northbound trail gains the crest of  Cove
Mountain, there is a good viewpoint. This view is across Millers Cove to
Brush Mountain which the trail also traverses.  Courtesy
dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 5.8 Just as the northbound trail gains the crest of Cove Mountain, there is a good viewpoint. This view is across Miller's Cove to Brush Mountain which the trail also traverses.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

mm 5.8  View to Craig Creek Valley and Sinking Creek Mountain.
Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 5.8 View to Craig Creek Valley and Sinking Creek Mountain.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

Uniform stand of young, straight Tulip Poplar, on the AT
approaching Cove Mountain from the south. GPS N37.849 W80.1816  Courtesy
pjwetzel@gmail.com
Uniform stand of young, straight Tulip Poplar, on the AT approaching Cove Mountain from the south. GPS N37.849 W80.1816
Submitted by pjwetzel @ gmail.com