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… with the sky orange because of recent wildfires in Canada. It’s thunderstorming here now, so all the smoke should be gone by the time the storms move out.
Built by Pullman Standard in 4-61, PS-3 2750 cuft hopper L&N 155664 spent nearly 23 years hauling coal. She was repainted black and yellow at the Decoursey shops in 9-81, and renumbered a few years later to SBD 996558 for MoW service. It now resides on a shortline in rural North Carolina enjoying the view.
Found a good patch of Appalachian Bluets on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Graveyard Fields about a month ago.
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Seen on a hike out to the area of the Appalachian Trail known as Knife's Edge in Pennsylvania.
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Sunrise Fog & Flowers in the Roan Highlands
Mitchell County, Western North Carolina
Accessed via the Appalachian Trail from Carver's Gap, TN
Date taken: June 15, 2016
Roan Mountain is typically the pinnacle of my year. The Catawba Rhododendron bloom highlights what is likely the most spectacular thing I see and photograph annually. This year was no different. However, a combination of planned and unplanned circumstances had me really chasing my tail around, spending long periods on the highway followed by some poor decisions while in the field that left me exhausted (it's easy to underestimate the importance of keeping yourself fresh mentally and physically if you want to produce). The end result was only two to three days chasing the Catawba Rhododendron this year. Surprisingly, I actually dropped the mountain after this short period feeling really good about what I had seen and what I had captured. I knew that the conditions were difficult--as they always are at Roan--but, I really thought I had done what I needed to present some fantastic scenics from the annual bloom. Upon later inspection, most of my takes are a mess of wind blur and non-optimal lighting. Those that pass the quality inspection--like the one above--are pushing the camera hard with higher isos to stop the constant swaying action of the vegetation as consistent winds blanketed the exposed ridge.
All in all, it was a beautiful bloom on Grassy Ridge and another wonderful year of photography in the Roan Highlands. I would be lying if I didn't say that I'm a bit disappointed in myself for the lack of production and the shots that were missed. However, I'm not ever going to complain about spending some time in one of my favorite places!
The yellow tent in the clearing belonged to J Christian Smilanic (Dawnfire Photography) who I would later meet. Great dude and photographer out of the Asheville, NC area.
© 2016 Mark VanDyke. All Rights Reserved. This image may not be used for anything without my explicit permission.
Appalachian Ladies’ Tresses (Spiranthes arcisepala), an orchid that is native to eastern North America
Two pictures of the same female.....was very happy we found her! We went out specifically to try to find one for Jason who had driven up for a hoped for lifer.
We went to see my step children in Tennessee this past fall and we went for a stroll on the Appalachian Trail. Beautiful!
We took a ride up around Graveyard Fields this weekend and found several patches of Appalachian Bluets. I could have stayed for hours but time was a bit limited. Also the Catawba Rhododendrons are beginning to bloom as well.
Thanks for viewing my photos. Comments are always welcome.
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Copyright Reid Northrup, 2023. All Rights Reserved, Worldwide. Please don't use my photos in any way without my written permission.
Seen on a hike out to the area of the Appalachian Trail known as Knife's Edge in Pennsylvania.
www.alltrails.com/trail/us/pennsylvania/knifes-edge-via-a...