VA Section 45 Pictures - Milemarker 11.3 -15.8

Feathercamp Branch- N. Jct. US 58 and Virginia Creeper Trail

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mm 11.4 Ford, clearly blazed, wading required, at Feathercamp Branch. There used to be a bridge nearby. The footings are still visible. Picture taken February 2012. GPS N36.6456 W81.7361
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Stream crossing above Straight Branch parking area. GPS N36.6469 W81.7414
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Swallowtail butterfly on a Flame Azalea. Taken at approx. MM 13.2.
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mm 13.4 Junction with the blue-blazed connector to the Iron Mt. Trail.
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View to east. The mountain is probably Straight Mt. The AT runs along the ridge for some distance. Taken at approx. MM 13.6.
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View to south east. Taken at approx. MM 13.6.
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MM 14.1 Saddle in ridge near Cuckoo Knob. This is highest elevation of the trail between Straight Branch and Damascus.
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Switchback where trail levels off between US 58 and Cuckoo Knob. GPS N36.6338 W81.7756
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