VA Section 23 Pictures - Milemarker 4.7 - 7.3

Thunder Hill Shelter - Parkers Gap (USFS 812)

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mm 4.7 - Spring at Thunder Hill Shelter. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 4.7 - Spring at Thunder Hill Shelter
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mm 5.0 Upper crossing of Blue Ridge Parkway (Mile 76.3). No parking at crossing. GPS N37.5246 W79.5052 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 5.0 Upper crossing of Blue Ridge Parkway (Mile 76.3). No parking at crossing. GPS N37.5246 W79.5052
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Bottle Gentian and red autumn berries on north side of Apple Orchard Mt. GPS N37.5231 W79.5056 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Bottle Gentian and red autumn berries on north side of Apple Orchard Mt. GPS N37.5231 W79.5056
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mm 5.6 - The Guillotine on north side of Apple Orchard Mt. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 5.6 - The Guillotine on north side of Apple Orchard Mt.
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mm 5.9 Harvest from tree near summit of Apple Orchard Mt. GPS N37.5175 W79.5116 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 5.9 Harvest from tree near summit of Apple Orchard Mt. GPS N37.5175 W79.5116
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mm 5.9 - Summit of Apple Orchard Mt. (Elevation 4225 feet). This is highest point on AT between Chestnut Knob 200 miles to the south and Mt. Mossilauke in New Hampshire. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 5.9 - Summit of Apple Orchard Mt. (Elevation 4225 feet). This is highest point on AT between Chestnut Knob 200 miles to the south and Mt. Mossilauke in New Hampshire.
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mm 5.9 - View west from Apple Orchard Mt. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 5.9 - View west from Apple Orchard Mt.
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Trillium on south slope of Apple Orchard Mt. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
Trillium on south slope of Apple Orchard Mt.
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mm 7.3 The southbound trail approaches the crossing of USFS 812 in Parkers Gap. While there might be shoulder parking for 1 or 2 cars here, far better parking is available in nearby Sunset Field on the Blue Ridge Parkway. GPS N37.5106 W79.5224 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 7.3 The southbound trail approaches the crossing of USFS 812 in Parkers Gap. While there might be shoulder parking for 1 or 2 cars here, far better parking is available in nearby Sunset Field on the Blue Ridge Parkway. GPS N37.5106 W79.5224
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