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@primetimehiker.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM

We say goodbye to Little Bear. This was the last day of our September #appalachiantrail section hike. We reach Massachusetts and the trail head for the Vermont Long Trail. #hiking #backpacking #sectionhiking #outdooradventure #nature

G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:49 PM

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June 7, 19833: The trail gradually descended along the ridge into the green valley where Damascus lay nestled among the mountains.

#backpacking #hiking #AppalachianTrail

Beneath a hazy summer sky we are high up a mountain looking through a gap between the trees and over treetops. Nestled in the foothills, a valley hundreds of feet below is home to a rather large cluster of farm fields and houses and the tip of a long, narrow lake. That lake snakes through a narrow gap two forested foothills and emerges in a wider portion of the valley with more farms and forests. Beyond that, a long, lower mountain with a flattish crest is very indistinct in the haze.
G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 2:18 PM

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May 29, 1983: I began hiking exactly at 11:00 beneath a heavy overcast, but no rain. My first three miles were the climb up Big Bald.

#backpacking #hiking #AppalachianTrail

Walking through a large mountaintop meadow slanting gently upward to an unseen summit. There is a dense fog, visibility is only around 30 feet (about 9 meters) or so. The meadow is covered in lush green grass several inches in height. Several small shrubs rise from the meadow around us. Most have cranberry colored leaves, one has leaves of a dull pale olive and yellow. A few smaller shoots have bright green leaves.
G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 6:06 PM

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July 3, 1983: My final twelve miles today were in Shenandoah. The trail inside the park was well-graded and almost completely cleared of overgrowth. I hiked through dignified old forests of stately trees.

#backpacking #hiking #AppalachianTrail

A trail through a forest. The ground is covered with grass and dense leafy undergrowth. A small reddish-brown male deer with budding horns a few inches long is standing in the trail a few feet away facing us. His head is turned to his left so he can watch us with his right eye.
@primetimehiker.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 1:14 PM

This section of the AT in Massachusetts has limited mountain views. This was the most expansive of the trip. Fortunately, there were many bogs and lakes that offer a different perspective on seasonal colors. #backpacking #hiking #fallcolors #autumn #leafpeeping #massachusetts #appalachiantrail

@sosassociates.comOct 13, 2026, 3:32 AM

Thank you, @atmuseum.bsky.social!!

I always enjoy visiting your #AppalachianTrail #Museum!

www.atmuseum.org

@sosassociates.comOct 13, 2026, 2:57 AM

Thank you #AppalachianTrail #Museum leadership for having the museum open special today for attendees of the ALDHA.org Gathering 2026. 🏕️

I am a member of the Appalachian Trail Museum.

www.atmuseum.org

I highly recommend going to this museum to learn the history of the Appalachian Trail!!

G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:57 PM

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June 12, 1983: Before 6:30, as the first faint blue twilight tinged the blackness, I was on my way. The woods were at their prettiest in those fleeting moments before sunrise; I promised myself that I would try to get early starts more often.

#backpacking #AppalachianTrail #hiking

We emerge from the forest into a high pasture covered with a silvery morning fog. The rising sun is peeking over the horizon, painting the scene with a rich, golden backlighting. A small herd of cattle is grazing far to our right, floating dimly in silver-gold mists which clung to the slopes and contours of the field, concealing the ground below and washing out the horizon. A few scattered tall trees rise through the mists on the edge of the field. It is an unearthly sight. It looks like cow heaven.
@thesociableadvtr.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 11:28 AM

🎬 Watch the full Wayah Bald video: youtu.be/JxOchdwy2Ls

#VisitNC #WayahBald #NantahalaNationalForest #WesternNC #FireTower #NorthCarolina #NCMountains #FranklinNC #AppalachianTrail

@primetimehiker.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 11:27 PM

What a gift to be able to hike in Massachusetts at the night of leaf peeping season! #hiking #backpacking #seniorhikers #sectionhiking #autumn #leafpeeping #appalachiantrail

G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:50 PM

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May 10, 1983: We had already covered almost ten miles when we stopped for lunch in a clearing at Beech Gap, three miles past the summit. The next portion of the hike was every bit as scenic as the morning’s had been.

#backpacking #hiking #AppalachianTrail

A small stream in a rocky bed has created a shallow ravine that slopes down the mountainside. The stream creates cascades and flumes as it runs down the ravine over and around the many boulders, tree trunks and branches that have fallen into the ravine. To our right, a large tree with a massive web of exposed roots grows directly on the stream bank. Around the stream is a dense thicket of rhododendron trees not flowering yet growing about twice as tall as a man. Some vines and leafy shrubs grow along the forest floor. A hiker is filling a water bottle from a rock in the middle of the stream.
G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 4:11 PM

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July 10, 1983: The trail left the road, went into the woods, and entered West Virginia. The last few miles of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia drifted back and forth across its state line with West Virginia.

#backpacking #hiking #AppalachianTrail

Walking an old woods road through a forest of mature trees carpeted with ferns in the slanting sunlight of evening. There are long shadows and splashes of golden sunlight, with glimpses of a hazy white and pale blue evening sky.
G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:20 PM

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June 2, 1983: Beyond Carvers Gap, the trees rapidly began to thin out along the ridge crest. Near the top of Round Bald stood a small cluster of red pines.

#backpacking #hiking #AppalachianTrail

Standing atop a large gray rock outcrop with patches of lush green grass and clusters of small bright blue flowers growing out of it in patches. We are hundreds of feet above the countryside below, a region of green mountain chains that are very rugged looking though lower in height than the mountain we are on. Narrow valleys cut through the mountains. A few glimpses of narrow roads and a handful of houses are seen in the valleys. A very few green pastures and a single terraced farm field running up a mountainside are the only visible breaks in the otherwise heavily forested countryside below.
@primetimehiker.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:20 PM

Next in the Vermont Appalachian Trail section hike series dropped today! Enjoy the lively view.
#hiking #backpacking #appalachiantrail #mountains #views #adventure #forest #nature

youtu.be/Zop6yRGW6cc?...

@nile11.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:00 PM

Blacksburg and New River Valley: Top Hikes, Culture, and Travel Tips
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https://nile1.com/blacksburg-and-new-river-valley-top-hikes-culture-and-travel-tips/
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#appalachianTrail #blacksburg #dragon'sTooth #huckleberryTrail #mcafeeKnob #montgomeryCounty #mossArtsCenter

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G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 4:31 PM

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May 17, 1983: I finally made my way back to the shelter — no rides, so it was another 3-mile walk in Fontana. You would not think this would bother me, with all the walking I am already doing on this trip,

#backpacking #hiking #AppalachianTrail

Beneath a deep light blue sky with banks of white clouds, we are standing on a long concrete dam beside a lake. Beyond the dam forested green ridges and then mountains rise in the background. A backpacker (my friend Dave) is walking across the dam towards us. A roadway separated by a double yellow line runs across the dam.
G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 11:08 AM

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August 8, 1983: The first climb was a bear, even compared to the rest of the trail in this park. By the time I reached the ridge crest I was exhausted, and I had only come little more than a mile.

#backpacking #hiking #AppalachianTrail

A large, rather flat brown rock outcrop sits atop a mountain, looking out at a valley hundreds of feet below. A few treetops peek just over the outcrop, but the view is almost unobstructed. A four-lane divided parkway runs through the valley below, though a landscape of green, wooded hills and smaller mountains.
G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 2:45 PM

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July 4, 1983: The first half-mile from the hut this morning climbed along the crest of the ridge forming the western rim of the ravine. This led to an interesting summit called Blackrock.

#backpacking #hiking #AppalachianTrail

It is very early in the morning. The clear sky has little color yet and is almost white. There is a lot of mist in the valleys below and mist and haze in the air. We are looking out from atop a mountain over the treetops on the mountainside below us into a maze of deep green mountains and hills and hollows below. With increasing distance, they take on a bluish tint from the haze and mist. The more distant mountains we can see are light blue gray ghosts.
@alexanderstrait.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 2:57 AM

#HangingRockStatePark #NorthCarolina #hiking #BlueRidgeMountains #nature #forest #woods #appalachiantrail #sky #clouds #blueridge #mountains #photograph #photography #iphone16promax #iphoneographer #iphoneography #alexstrait #usa #man #alexstraitphotos #photo #art #iphone16pm #america #perspective

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G@gsteffanos.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM

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June 1, 1983: Monday night on the bank of the Nolichucky River had been a time of gentle breezes and soft starlight, but clouds had begun rolling in yesterday morning. By the time I reached the shelter last night they were looking ominous.

#hiking #AppalachianTrail #backpacking

The sun has broken out on a stormy day and the downward sloping meadow before us is bathed in sunshine. Shreds of dissolving clouds stream past us. In the distance, banks of still substantial clouds reflect the bright sunshine. The lush green grass of the meadow is sprinkled with hundreds of yellow daffodils. Farther down the mountainside, the meadow is broken up with pine trees and hardwoods sporting bright white or yellow blossoms.
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