VA Section 33 Pictures - Milemarker 12.8 - 17.9

Rice Field Shelter - View of Pearis Mt.

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mm 12.8 Looking trail north on AT along Peters Mountain from Rice Field Shelter access trail Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 12.8 Looking trail north on AT along Peters Mountain from Rice Field Shelter access trail.
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mm 12.8 Looking trail south on AT along Peters Mountain from Rice Field Shelter access trail Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 12.8 Looking trail south on AT along Peters Mountain from Rice Field Shelter access trail.
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mm 12.8 Rice Field Shelter Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 12.8 Rice Field Shelter.
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mm 15.3 - The parking in this area is right where Clendennin road and Pocahontas road intersect. The parking is off the side of the road on Clendennin Road. There is room for three to four cars. Courtesy dperry3568@gmail.com
mm 15.3 - The parking in this area is right where Clendennin road and Pocahontas road intersect. The parking is off the side of the road on Clendennin Road. There is room for three to four cars.
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mm 15.3 - The parking in this area is right where Clendennin road and Pocahontas road intersect. The parking is off the side of the road on Clendennin Road. There is room for three to four cars. Courtesy dperry3568@gmail.com
mm 15.3 - The parking in this area is right where Clendennin road and Pocahontas road intersect. The parking is off the side of the road on Clendennin Road. There is room for three to four cars.
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Contorted tree on Peters Mountain. Early season ice storms probably cause this - most trees show some contortion. GPS: N37.3652 W80.7580 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Contorted tree on Peters Mountain. Early season ice storms probably cause this - most trees show some contortion. GPS: N37.3652 W80.7580
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Winter view of New River and US 460 bridge from AT, Taken from approx mm 18.6. Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Winter view of New River and US 460 bridge from AT, Taken from approx mm 18.6.
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mm 18.7 Celanese Plant as viewed from the AT where it emerges from the woods (south bound) Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 18.7 Celanese Plant as viewed from the AT where it emerges from the woods (south bound).
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mm 18.7 Near Pearisburg, the southbound trail emerges from the woods to reach this paved road, which is an access to the Celanese plant. The trail follows the road under the highway (US 460), climbs a stairway to the highway and then crosses the New River on the bridge. Pearis Mountain is in the background. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
Near Pearisburg, the southbound trail emerges from the woods to reach this paved road, which is an access to the Celanese plant. The trail follows the road under the highway (US 460), climbs a stairway to the highway and then crosses the New River on the bridge. Pearis Mountain is in the background.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu

mm 18.8 US 460 underpass on Celanese Plant access road. AT southbound climbs steps and then crosses New River on dedicated pedestrian walkway. Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 18.8 US 460 underpass on Celanese Plant access road. AT southbound climbs steps and then crosses New River on dedicated pedestrian walkway.
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mm 19.1 Looking northboound at the east end of the Shumate Bridge across the New River near Pearisburg. The AT follows the pedestrian walkway across the bridge. Peters Mountain is in the background. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 19.1 Looking northboound at the east end of the Shumate Bridge across the New River near Pearisburg. The AT follows the pedestrian walkway across the bridge. Peters Mountain is in the background.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu