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Linville Gorge Winter at John's Kitchen
Winter at John's Kitchen - FEEL FREE TO SHARE
John's Kitchen is an intriguing cave found along the Olson Trail on Shortoff Mountain, overlooking the south end of the Linville Gorge and Pinnacle Mountain across the way. The cave provides protection from the howling winds familiar to hikers up on the mountain and offers a large, but rocky area for campsites and fires. The striations in the rock formations are mesmerizing and beautiful. The way to the cave is not the easiest to find, as it is part of the "unofficial" Olson Trail, which branches off from the main Shortoff Mountain trail beginning at Wolfpit Road. Easily missed, it is a trail that is not for the faint of heart. Often times, the trail is merely inches wide and forces hikers to hug the side of a rock face. For the brave hikers who make the trek, a respite in the cave is a welcome sight.
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Linville Gorge Winter at John's Kitchen
Winter at John's Kitchen - FEEL FREE TO SHARE
John's Kitchen is an intriguing cave found along the Olson Trail on Shortoff Mountain, overlooking the south end of the Linville Gorge and Pinnacle Mountain across the way. The cave provides protection from the howling winds familiar to hikers up on the mountain and offers a large, but rocky area for campsites and fires. The striations in the rock formations are mesmerizing and beautiful. The way to the cave is not the easiest to find, as it is part of the "unofficial" Olson Trail, which branches off from the main Shortoff Mountain trail beginning at Wolfpit Road. Easily missed, it is a trail that is not for the faint of heart. Often times, the trail is merely inches wide and forces hikers to hug the side of a rock face. For the brave hikers who make the trek, a respite in the cave is a welcome sight.
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Website: www.cathyandersonphotography.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CathyAndersonPhoto
Instagram: instagram.com/cathyandersonphoto
Twitter: twitter.com/cathyanderson27 (@cathyanderson27)
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/125802685@N03/ (cathyandersonphoto)
500px: 500px.com/CathyAnderson
Google+: plus.google.com/+CathyAndersonPhotography
YouTube: www.youtube.com/CathyAndersonPhotography