Joe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️Apr 21

I am, in fact, still here.

The intensity of travel days over the last few weeks has consumed my time, but I should have time to post mornings this week.

🚗 I've traveled northward along the Blue Ridge, past moonshining hotspots, to arrive at Breaks Interstate Park, Virginia.

⛰️ My lodge room looks out over a gorge where a loop of river has carved out elongated bluffs called "The Towers".

📷 I was able to capture sunset highlighting them last night. There are more views from other overlooks that I'll share.

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Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️Apr 22

Today we enjoyed a small piece of what our planet has to offer to make us happy.

Happy #EarthDay ! 💚

📸 open for horizontal pic

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Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️Apr 22

🟣 On a hike with walls of rock on one side, we came upon a spot where water dripped down, creating a seepage slope. This type of microhabitat is often a place to find treasure and this time we were not disappointed:

A little patch of wild irises.

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Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️Apr 23

🥾 We hiked past a water impoundment that is usually disruptive to a mountaintop environment, but this one was full of salamanders!

🦎 These amphibians prefer cold, clean, running water as in pristine streams. This pond had to be relatively undisturbed.

📷 I stayed still and got a pic of a Spotted Salamander as it floated into a sunny spot. Love the orange spots!

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Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️

⛰️ Hiking trails in this park are on several horizontal levels. The middle levels give you rock walls on one side and vistas on the other.

🥾 And, because of a large amount of geological thrust faults, sometimes you have to maneuver through unexpected formations.

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Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️May 1

🥾 Hiking amidst boulders.

@vlrny

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Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️May 1

🥾 Despite being on fairly steep slopes, the forests of this area are dense. In the moist wind-protected coves, ferns are happy.

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Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️May 8

☁️ The view of The Breaks from our spot got even more interesting when a front came through one day.

🥾 We were lucky to get back in time from hiking before the rains came, because I delayed rechecking the forecast until it was obvious we were at risk of getting wet.

📷 Open for horizontal pic

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Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️May 8

☁️ Soon the clouds were roiling. I've never seen a similar pattern so widespread. It was abstract art, mesmerizing.

📷 Open for horizontal pic

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Show threadLost in Ingermanland 🍄May 1
@joewynne Impressive hiking!
Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️May 1
@contrinitiator It was both delightful and inspiring. An awe-filled day.
Show threadLost in Ingermanland 🍄May 1
@joewynne I feel it looking at the pictures. Waiting for your next posts!
Show threadValerie RoneyMay 1
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Show threadTakako 🐀May 2

@joewynne @vlrny so cool!!

We have a bolder passage just like this in eastern Massachusetts, although probably manmade, being in the wildlife sanctuary land which used to be a private property.

Show threadCarsten RaddatzMay 8
Quite the rock. That reassuring orange arrow there sure is reassuring. :D
Show threadJoe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️May 8

@carstenraddatz

😆 "This is the way, really!"