VA Section 44 Pictures - Milemarker 0.0 - 2.6

Elk Garden - View West of Whitetop Road

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mm 0.0 - Elk Garden in Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Road is VA 600. View is to east. The northbound AT starts the climb towards Mount Rogers and the Grayson Highlands here (VA Sec. 43). Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 0.0 - Elk Garden in Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Road is VA 600. View is to east. The northbound AT starts the climb towards Mount Rogers and the Grayson Highlands here (VA Sec. 43).
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mm 0.0 - AT parking area at Elk Garden. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 0.0 - AT parking area at Elk Garden.
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Now dead tree with many burls. Would this be called the "Burl Ives Tree"? Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
Now dead tree with many burls. Would this be called the "Burl Ives Tree"?
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Stone steps, flanks of Whitetop Mtn. GPS N36.6383 W81.5993 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Stone steps, flanks of Whitetop Mtn. GPS N36.6383 W81.5993
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Unusually green grassy forest floor, slopes of Whitetop Mountain. GPS N.36.642 W81.5932 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Unusually green grassy forest floor, slopes of Whitetop Mountain. GPS N.36.642 W81.5932
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Grassy meadow near the top of the southbound climb from Elk Garden. Taken from approx. MM 2.4. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
Grassy meadow near the top of the southbound climb from Elk Garden. Taken from approx. MM 2.4.
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mm 2.5 - Parking area on Whitetop Road near the AT crossing. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 2.5 - Parking area on Whitetop Road near the AT crossing.
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View on west side of Whitetop Road near the AT crossing. Taken from approx. MM 2.6. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
View on west side of Whitetop Road near the AT crossing. Taken from approx. MM 2.6.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu