"The View from the Lost World", I call this one. Oh, it's rainier and more humid than it was, and the views are more mountainous, but up here on these Smoky Mountains is the forest that once covered the South during the last glacial period...and will again in the next.

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Summertime view of the Connecticut coast and Long Island Sound from the Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 19, 2026, 3:36 PM.

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June 27, 1983, 43 years ago today: Some features along the Blue Ridge Parkway clash a bit with the rustic aspects of the Appalachian Trail. After descending from Thunder Hill, the AT brushed past the Thunder Ridge Overlook. I found myself walking a portion of the loop trail from the nearby parking area, a path surfaced with pebbly gravel which crunched beneath my feet.

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Took a panorama photo during my hike earlier today.

This location was a bit off-trail, but with that hunting stand visible (it's hidden in the shadow at the end of that aisle left of the image center), I knew I would be back on a track soon, so I went for it.

More impressions from my hike on PixelFed:
https://mountains.photos/p/Werschweinchen/976524091269677320

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