Feather

Well, the High Knob Tower Trail was an adventure. It's not often that we lowlanders are able to climb to such heights. So now it's back down to hikes a little closer to sea level. In this case, it was a section of the Virginia Capital Trail where I spotted this fairly common sight. Can you guess which kind of bird it once belonged to? I can't. My guess, though, is that it belonged to a fairly large bird. A hawk maybe?

Brumation

I like the challenge posed by photographing snakes in the wild. They're just such elusive creatures. This one, too, almost got away from me along the High Knob Tower Trail before I could swing my camera into place for a shot. I can't tell for sure, of course, but I feel almost certain it will be my last such catch in this season before brumation.

High Knob Wildflowers

High Knob Tower Trail

George Washington National Forest

 

Observation Deck

Views from inside the High Knob Fire Tower's observation deck.