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Appalachian Trail station on Metro North's Harlem Line. Hikers can get a train to/from Grand Central Station in NYC. Trains stop at Appalachian Trail on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only and is the only train station along the 2,175 mile length of the Appalachian trail. It is 65.9 miles (106 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is approximately one hour, 52 minutes.
From here, rail service continues approximately 17 miles further north, terminating at Wassaic NY.
This line was originally the New York Central's Chatham Branch.
The only thing ruining this moment right now is the echoing of gunshots (hunters) arising from the valley behind me.
I went back to the Sandhills Gamelands in Richmond County, NC, to find some individuals with their mature colors.
A tiny flower of Appalachian Bellflower, aka Southern Harebell, on the edge of the woods at a rock outcrop in the Blue Ridge. This plant prefers dry woods and rocky areas like outcrops and cliffs.
The trail in this location crosses the summit of Unaka Mountain. On this day low hanging clouds gave the place a nice atmosphere.
According to Wikipedia, "The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.[1] The trail is about 2,200 miles (3,500 km)[a] long, though the precise length changes over time as parts are modified or rerouted. The trail passes through 14 states: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine."
This last summer I found myself quite taken with trying to shoot as many butterflies as I could find. We made several trips to butterfly houses, and we had a great trip to Cades Cove in the Smokys where we found a large number of species in abundance. I shot this beauty on a creek bank in Cherokee, NC., when we stopped for an Ice Cream. I have about 50 shots that came out pretty good, so if you see alot of them in the near future you'll know why.
Perspective
Camera pointed west from Range View Overlook on Mount Marshall. Range View Overlook is a scenic overlook along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park.
Landscape
The layers of bands visible in the photo, from bottom to top, are as follows:
1. Black foreground with trees = Mount Marshall
2. Dark gray mountain ridge just beyond the foreground = Matthews Arm
3 & 4. Next two medium-gray ridges = Massanutten Mountain
5. Light gray layer just before the sky = North Mountain
6. Sky
Massanutten Mountain and North Mountain are ridges of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. North Mountain is part of the Allegheny Mountains, and marks the border between Virginia and West Virginia.
Photo by Kevin Borland.
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This is one of the creepiest things I have seen.......I guess this is a good alternative to a open casket funeral....Notice the "lid"
Seen at the Museum of Appalachia, Cinton, TN
The Appalachian Trail as it cuts through Putnam County, NY. It looks like this area was once part of an old mine train railbed.
Soundtrack: The Verve - Appalachian Springs
Does anybody know where we really gonna go
I was wondering if it`s god damned beautiful
you know the thing we cannot trade, forever wrong
(repeat)
solitude, my secret mood, Appalachian springs
on my things
Take a step to the left
Take a step to the right
i saw myself
and it wasn`t quite right
Does anybody know where we really gonna go
i was looking for answers in the sun
And the feelings that a man can`t control
and if the fire burn bright
In the deadly night
………………..
I said that I would never be on their side
Take a step to the left, take a step to the right
and i saw myself(and i give it to…)
and it wasn`t quite right
(repeat)
And i was waiting for ……..
Like a ….. calling, singing in the sun
You said ‘ i remember ‘69′
I said ‘ok’
Solitude, my secret mood, appalachian springs
on my things
Take a step to the left
take a step to the right
i`m gonna keep it together
(repeat)
View at DigitalNC: Appalachian State 1989 Yearbook
Digital Collection: North Carolina College and University Yearbooks
Contributing Institution: Appalachian State University
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