VA Section 22 Pictures - Milemarker 0.0 - 1.5

James River (US 501) - Matts Creek

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mm 0.0 Parking  area off US 501 near trail crossing of the James River. GPS N37.5967 W79.3911  Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 0.0 Parking area off US 501 near trail crossing of the James River. GPS N37.5967 W79.3911
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mm 0.0 - James River just east of where the trail crosses on the Foot Bridge.  Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 0.0 - James River just east of where the trail crosses on the Foot Bridge.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

mm 0.2 - Plaque in memory of Bill Foot, who was the driving force in getting the James River Foot Bridge built.  Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 0.2 - Plaque in memory of Bill Foot, who was the driving force in getting the James River Foot Bridge built.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

mm 0.2 - View to the north on the James River Foot Bridge. The mountains in the distance are Rocky Row (on left) and Bluff Mountain, both of which the AT crosses.  Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 0.2 - View to the north on the James River Foot Bridge. The mountains in the distance are Rocky Row (on left) and Bluff Mountain, both of which the AT crosses.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

mm 0.2 - Late afternoon view to the west on the James River Foot Bridge.  Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 0.2 - Late afternoon view to the west on the James River Foot Bridge
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mm 0.2 - View to the east from the James River Foot Bridge. The bridge in the picture is the current railroad bridge. The Foot Bridge is built on the pilings of a former railroad bridge.  Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 0.2 - View to the east from the James River Foot Bridge. The bridge in the picture is the current railroad bridge. The Foot Bridge is built on the pilings of a former railroad bridge.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

North boundary of the James Face Wilderness area. GPS N37.6021 W79.3997  Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
North boundary of the James Face Wilderness area. GPS N37.6021 W79.3997
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Cascade on Matts Creek  Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
Cascade on Matts Creek
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu