At an elevation of 4,629 feet, Max Patch boasts a 360-degree view of the Appalachian Mountains including the Blue Ridge and the Smokies.

The famous Appalachian National Scenic Trail (or A.T.) on top of Max Patch Mountain near Hot Springs. It was cleared and used as pasture in the 1800s. Today, it's a 350-acre tract of open land on a high knob with 360-degree views. On a clear day, you can see from Mt. Mitchell on the east to the Great Smoky Mountains on the south. Max Patch is part of the Pisgah National Forest.

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Photographed near Blue Ridge, Georgia

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(Near) Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

As we usher out fall, here's a late autumn shot from our recent trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

At the railfan weekend in Cass, West Virginia with my buddy and fellow retiree (who is pictured here on the left, if you look closely).

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Augusta County, Virginia

Don’t count the days, make the days count."

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The Valley and the Appalachian Mountains from near Swoope, Virginia

A portion of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Shenandoah National Park. This 2180 mile trail stretches from Georgia to Maine. It was completed in 1937. It's maintained by the National Park Service. Some stretches of the trail require rock climbing. #NPS #ShenandoahNationalPark #AppalacianScenicTrail

Augusta County, Virginia

Susquehanna River North of Harrisburg, PA

Swoope, Virginia

Bordering the southern side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bryson City is a laid-back, non-touristy town of 1,500 with more stop signs than ...

Near Swoope, Virginia

Looking from the southeast at about the same time of day as my earlier Buffalo Gap photo (which was taken from the northeast): flic.kr/p/2oz8E8v

This explore page was heartwarming for me - I posted this photo it on Flickr just as we were leaving for the hospital.

I was in the ICU for a month. I made it through. The docs told my family I probably wouldn't recover! I am alive due to the quick thinking of the ER doctor!

P,S. Do yourself a favor and get a phenomena inoculation.

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Western North Carolina had a 4.5 earthquake yesterday! Roads closed. Dams were damaged. Dogs freaked out. Items fell off shelves. Felt for many hundreds of miles! No idea a 4.5 could do any damage!

Augusta County, Virginia

From near Swoope, Virginia, with Buffalo Gap in the distance

This farm is at the base of a mountain that the Appalachian Trail crosses at its summit.

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The gateway into (or out of) the Appalachian Mountains in western Augusta County, Virginia

Hills and valleys of western Augusta County, Virginia, leading to Sugarloaf Mountain and the front range of the Appalachians behind it.

A winter woodland at the base of the front range of the Appalachian Mountains in western Virginia

Sunset looking south from the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Linn Cove Viaduct.

29Oct2016

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Sunrise this morning from Swoope, Virginia

Aaron Copeland conducts his own composition: youtu.be/8e3rVcSy3IQ

2 Corinthians 1:3-4: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Last night from rural Augusta County, Virginia