A friend and I went backpacking up to Blood Mountain on the AT this past weekend. While it was definitely a great trip, it also turned out to be a brutal reminder of just how out-of-shape I am. (Of course it didn't help that I decided to bring such "luxuries" as wine, a camp chair, a 3 lb. SLR camera and a 4 lb. tripod.) The up side is that I got two cool shots of what I can only describe as a spectacular sunset. The other one was a panorama and can be seen here. We had a small visitor in the middle of the night that could have potentially ruined our experience.
The views are spectacular and I highly recommend it as both a fun day trip and also a great overnighter. (It is only about an hour away.) There are lots of places to camp including a primitive stone shelter at the top of the mountain. It has been there forever and is really a neat place to stay.
On the way up we stumbled upon a makeshift memorial for Meredith Emerson.
No comments:
Post a Comment