"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
10/03/2016 at 09:00 • Filed to: None
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"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
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Appalachian trail, heading north towards High Point
This past week has been filled with an excessive amount of drizzly, misty rain. Nearly every day since Wednesday. So naturally, I decided that I would go hiking and camping for the weekend. It finally wasn’t hot out so I braved the weather and had a great time.
Obelisk of doom!
It was nice to not be sweaty and I love how eerie everything looked in the fog. At the top by the monument, it was quite windy and downright cold actually. I hadn’t felt actually cold in months so it was refreshing. Had a nice lunch at the top and continued back down for a total of 14 miles for the day.
Driving around with the top up has been odd but fog pictures are always fun too. Some nice roads up in that area, I will have to go back when it’s dry.
I even found some fall foliage! Not very much yet but in a few weeks I bet it will be deep orange and red. Fall is definitely my favorite season so I look forward to some good drives and epic hiking adventures.
Second day was a bit drier outside so I got in a short drive with the top down. Roads were still wet so it wasn’t very spirited but I found a road to definitely return to! During my hike that day, I came across one of these piles of rocks. I have seen them many times and am aware of the significance on hiking trails. I just enjoyed the effort someone went through to get the tiny rock on top.
Anyways, hiking in rainy, cool conditions is the best thing ever. People who avoid it because it's "not nice out" are missing out for sure.
Berang
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/03/2016 at 09:22 |
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That looks nice. I’m guessing it looked a lot foggier in real life?
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/03/2016 at 09:58 |
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i went for a ride yesterday. it was a bit hairy with everything being wet and slippery
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> OPPOsaurus WRX
10/03/2016 at 10:19 |
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PHRASING. Yeah, the rocks were like ice! I ended up slipping quite a bit. The natural cooling though in the air is nice. I didnt have to drink nearly as much water. A couple weeks ago I went through 3 Liters over the course of a 6 mile hike (it was 90 degrees) so it was much better to not even finish my 2L pack over the 14 miles.
Jagvar
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/03/2016 at 14:00 |
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I also went and hiked in the rain yesterday. I prefer it, since I actually get the trail to myself on rainy days. When I go out on a hike, I want to actually connect with nature, and part of that means getting away from people, if only for a little while.
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> Jagvar
10/03/2016 at 15:35 |
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Oh yeah it’s great to have the trail to yourself. On nice summer days, that is damn near impossible! But Early spring, late fall, and nice “bad weather” days like this are perfect. The only time I saw other people were up at the monument since you can drive there. It’s why I also enjoy hiking by myself rather than with friends. I dont want to talk to people, I just want to enjoy the surroundings and like you said, connetct with nature.
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> Berang
10/03/2016 at 15:58 |
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oh yeah, fog is hard to capture on camera generally. It gave the woods a nice eerie horror movie vibe. It was weird when the fog would move around a bit and kinda blur my vision, i thought my head was spinning or something until I stopped and realized it was just the air moving around. Driving up there was a little slippery but at least no traffic early on a Saturday morning.