Appalachian Encounters

Spring Greens

jag75 — Sat, 17 May 2014 21:23:07 +0000

Fall Foliage 9

jag75 — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 03:01:58 +0000

Fall Foliage (9 of 16), originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

Frost Overcame

jag75 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:32:52 +0000

Frost Overcame, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

Via Flickr:
Snow, ice, frost completely covered trees and everything else on my hike up the Elk Knob Trail.

Completely Frosted

jag75 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 03:24:30 +0000

_DSC0137, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

March 2, 2013 and the entire trail was covered in snow; almost every branch in frost or ice. There was just enough snow for me to snowshoe all the way to the summit.
It was an fantastic hike. no one else out there.

Bees on Flowers 2

jag75 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:19:42 +0000

Bees on Flowers 2, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

Via Flickr:
I have no idea what this plant/weed is, but while hiking the Elk Knob Summit Trail (again, I love this trail) it was completely lined with them, all the way to the top. I noticed a few different varieties of bees and bugs on the plants along the way, so no exclusivity here. They have an awesome bloom and new ones come from what looks like a pink and green cocoon (bottom left of this shot).

Summer Construction

jag75 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:40:07 +0000

Hello out there!

I thought I would take some time and explore a new appearance for my blog; something to pop the images a bit more and give them some more real estate. So, I think I’ve found something I like but I’ll be playing with it for a while to see if it stays.

I welcome any comment or input, as well as any theme recommendations.

Thanks!

Joe

Color in the Hedges

jag75 — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:39:12 +0000

Untitled, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

I’ve tried lately to find subjects a bit out of the ordinary and away from the landscapes I prefer to look for, and to just get back into taking photographs! So here’s a very unlikely bush/plant growing in the middle of the bushes near my deck. I had never noticed it before, but suddenly, there it was; red and purple amongst the green.

Over Big Hump

jag75 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:07:24 +0000

We’d just come over Big Hump and were heading back down and this is one of the first scenes; rolling green grass and the trail cutting right through it. I really didn’t expect the vastness of this scenery or the rich lushness of it. One of the best sections of the AT around.

DSC01250, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

Great Fog Over the Humps

jag75 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 01:59:50 +0000

DSC01209, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

I went on a fantastic overnight on the AT in May. Started at Carver’s Gap and hiked north to 19E. We had a great first day and the 2nd day was quite rich with weather to say the least. Coming towards this landscape was driving sideways rain and high wind. BUT! we were were rewarded with a break in our upward approach to Little Hump & Big Hump…this beautiful scene.

Cliff View

jag75 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 01:42:24 +0000

Cliff Views 3, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

An awesome day hike this past fall led us to Three Top Mtn out the outskirts of Boone and this incredible landscape. Views from all sides, with this one NE toward Va.