TN/NC Section 1 Pictures - Milemarker 4.8 - 11.0

Backbone Rock Trail - Trail Northof McQueens Gap

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Limited winter view west to Great Valley. GPS N36.606 W81.8615 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Limited winter view west to Great Valley. GPS N36.606 W81.8615
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These are MY woods! Please vacate! Timber rattlesnake along trail. Taken at approx. mm 7.2 Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
These are MY woods! Please vacate! Timber rattlesnake along trail. Taken at approx. mm 7.2
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

Rhododendron along trail. Taken at approx. mm 7.7. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
Rhododendron along trail. Taken at approx. mm 7.7.
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Trail tree, big oak at low point in elevation profile, 2 mi north of Abingdon Gap Shelter. GPS N36.5936 W81.8757 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Trail tree, big oak at low point in elevation profile, 2 mi north of Abingdon Gap Shelter. GPS N36.5936 W81.8757
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mm 10.2 Abingdon Gap Shelter Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 10.2 Abingdon Gap Shelter
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

mm 10.2 View of the northbound AT from Abingdon Gap Shelter. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 10.2 View of the northbound AT from Abingdon Gap Shelter.
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mm 10.2 Approaching Abingdon Gap Shelter from the south. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 10.2 Approaching Abingdon Gap Shelter from the south.
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North of McQueens Gap, the trail follows an old road. These wildflowers were along the side. I looked in a wildflower book, but couldn't find them, so I have no clue about their name. Taken at approx. mm 11.2 Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
North of McQueens Gap, the trail follows an old road. These wildflowers were along the side. I looked in a wildflower book, but couldn't find them, so I have no clue about their name. Taken at approx. mm 11.2
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu