Trail from Erwin TN to Damascus, VA - April 30 - May 6th

This section of the trail is from mile 359 to 464 in Damascus, VA. We made it to our fourth state, and we'll be here for quite a while - 500 miles in Virginia.

 Red Trilium

 Shelter at the summit of Roan Mt. This was a long climb to 6,285 ft - the 3rd highest point on the trail. Views were not great, the summit was wooded.

 May 1 - Crossing Round Bald at 5,826 ft, Roan Mt in the background.

 A patch of Spring Beauty and trout lilies. There have been fewer sightings of these since leaving the Smokies.

 Campsite by the Overmountain shelter

 Looking back at the barn at the Overmountain shelter

 Climbing Little Hump Mt - a grassy open bald

Summit of Little Hump - May 2nd

 Looking back at Little Hump from Hump Mt 5,587 ft.

 Humpt Mt. We love these open, grassy bald summits. We don't have them in the northeast.

Summit of Hump Mt

Azaleas blooming along the trail

We have started seeing azaleas blooming along the trail - orange flame azalea, white, and pink azaleas. Can't wait for the rhodadendrens to bloom!

White azaleas just outside of Erwin, TN

 Unusually colored trilium - not sure what kind this is

 Flame azalea - a bright spot on a gray day May 4th

 Pink azaleas in Laurel Fork Gorge

Painted Trilium