I have to write this post quickly because I have to plan tomorrow's hikes! As usual I woke up early so climbed 50 floors of stairs in the hotel plus another 4 going to breakfast and stuff. This stairwell was 4 star, which is really good. The hotel had 5 stories, which means 4 floors at a time. For some reason I like more because there are fewer repeats to get up to 50. But I'm sure that only applies up to a certain number. Also the stairwell was well-ventilated. Okay, enough about that. I did 3 hikes. The first was to Crabtree falls (we're still on the Blue Ridge Parkway). This was very pretty. Then at Lynnville Falls, I did 2 hikes to 3 different overlooks to the same falls. All the hikes were great. One was particularly steep and technically hard--which made it fun just for that reason. Total hiking mileage was 6.5, elevation gain was 2000 ft. It was a fabulous day.
Crabtree Falls (the first hike, which was just lovely):
The crazy steep hike down Lynnville gorge to an obstructed view of Lynnville falls:
The camera doesn't do depth well, so you can't see how steep this was:
or this:
Another view from further up the gorge:
This was the best view of all, though it doesn't show up so well from the camera. Best view and easiest hike. But the others were more fun. I like challenging hikes.
Looking down river:
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