{"id":6593,"date":"2022-05-28T22:59:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6593"},"modified":"2022-07-17T01:36:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T17:36:43","slug":"20220528angels_rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/28\/20220528angels_rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of May 2022 Virginia Trip, Hiking Angel&#8217;s Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of my 2022 Memorial Day weekend trip. After waking up in Blacksburg, I would try out more hiking trails in the towns nearby, most notably Angel&#8217;s Rest Trail in Pearisburg.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_160419_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_160419_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        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So I took a good night&#8217;s rest, and set off at a reasonably late 11am this morning. After grabbing some breakfast, I first set off for Mountain Lake in Jefferson National Forest, with a short hike to Bald Knob.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/P1020159.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Clover Hollow Covered Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020160.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/P1020160.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Clover Hollow Covered Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clover Hollow Covered Bridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A stop I made along the way. Built in 1916 as a way to cross the Sinking Creek, renovated in 2000 as a community project.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, I took Virginia State Route 700 up into the mountains. The twisty mountain road was great fun to drive, with the following dashcam video.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ldyDLB8WKD0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Observation_Deck_along_SR_700\">Observation Deck along SR 700<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Along the way I made a brief stop on a roadside observation deck, with views of rolling mountains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020177.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020174.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020174.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020176.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020176.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020175.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020175.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020177.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020174.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020176.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020175.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020177.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020174.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020174.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020176.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020176.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020175.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020175.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0001_DJI_0011-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0001_DJI_0011-11.jpg\" alt=\"View of Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020163_P1020173-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020163_P1020173-11.jpg\" alt=\"View of Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>View of Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From my drone (top) and from observation deck (below).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then, I continued towards Mountain Lake, which featured a resort hotel and gift shops. At the intersection of VA700 and VA613, there was a gravel field for day-use parking for free.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Bald_Knob\">Bald Knob<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>From the parking lot, Bald Knob was a short 700m stroll away, with 140m elevation gain. The trail was in great condition, but sort of steep. Alternatively, one could use the longer Bald Knob Tower Road for a more gradual ascent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_133415.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_133415.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_133258.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_133258.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_125652.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_125652.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_133254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_133254.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_125941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_125941.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_133049_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_133049_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_132805_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_132805_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_133415.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_133258.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_125652.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_133254.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_125941.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_133049_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_132805_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail to Bald Knob.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_133415.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_133415.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_133258.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_133258.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_125652.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_125652.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_133254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_133254.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_125941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_125941.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_133049_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_133049_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_132805_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_132805_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Bald Knob was made of a series of boulders that were slightly higher than the surrounding trees, offering views of surrounding mountains and villages. It&#8217;s just like Tinker Cliffs that I visited the previous day, without the steep dropoff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020182.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains from Bald Knob<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020183.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020183.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains from Bald Knob<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020180Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020180Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020178.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020179.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020179.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Doe Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Doe Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Beyond which were Cascades Falls, a popular site in Jefferson National Forest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0039.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Bald Knob<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020182.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020183.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020180Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020178.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020179.jpg\" alt=\"Doe Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0039.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Bald Knob\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Bald Knob.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020182.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains from Bald Knob<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020183.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020183.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains from Bald Knob<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020180Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020180Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020178.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains from Bald Knob<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020179.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020179.jpg\" alt=\"Doe Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Doe Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Beyond which were Cascades Falls, a popular site in Jefferson National Forest.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0039.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Bald Knob<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In line with my tradition, I commemorated the moment with a drone video:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0038_176.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/Bald_Knob_Ascent_2160p60_H265_19Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/Bald_Knob_Ascent_2160p60_H264_20Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">2x playback speed, 22 seconds, 2160p60fps, 54MB file size.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0022_DJI_0034-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0022_DJI_0034-13.jpg\" alt=\"Valleys off Bald Knob\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valleys off Bald Knob<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And I also took a brief video of my drone flying through the valleys.<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0035_1930.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/Bald_Knob_Valley_2160p60_H265_15Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/Bald_Knob_Valley_2160p60_H264_17Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">2x reversed playback speed, 28 seconds, 2160p60fps, 15Mbps\/77MB for H265, 17Mbps\/85MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After I got back to my vehicle, I set off for Pearisburg. But along the way, I made a stop at Pembroke Boat Landing first. It&#8217;s a public dock where New River made a hairpin turn, with some exposed rocks on the opposite side making for a perfect backdrop.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Pembroke_Boat_Landing\">Pembroke Boat Landing<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020185.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020186.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020186.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff along New River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0043.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs along New River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0041.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0041.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0058.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020185.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020186.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0043.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0041.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0058.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020185.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020186.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020186.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliff along New River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0043.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs along New River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0041.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0041.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0058.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/DJI_0046_DJI_0056-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DJI_0046_DJI_0056-11.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking New River<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition, I used my drone for a tour along the New River. With yesterday&#8217;s heavy rain, the river&#8217;s flow was murky and strong.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nCWadRPmCSE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After that, I set off for Angel&#8217;s Rest Trail.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Angel8217s_Rest_Trail\">Angel&#8217;s Rest Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This was a relatively popular section of the Appalachian Trail outside Pearisburg, with two overlooks along the way. Its upper trailhead was along Virginia Route 793, a country road that saw few traffic, about 80m west of the Appalachian Trail crossing. The small roadside turnout had space for about 3-4 vehicles, which was amazingly empty by the time I arrived. From this trailhead, Angel&#8217;s Rest and Pearis Mountain (the two overlooks) was an 8km out-and-back with 540m elevation gain. If this parking lot was full, there was additional parking along Virginia Route 100, which would add about 2km of distance each way.<\/p>\n<p>After some warmup, I started my hike at 2:45pm.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=108064255&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most of the initial hike was in dense forest, with canopies of soaring trees, just like yesterday on Tinker Cliffs Trail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_182906.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_182906.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_182558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_182558.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_180802.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_180802.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_180226.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_180226.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_175624.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_175624.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_175246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_175246.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a 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\/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_174713.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_174713.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_182906.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_182558.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_180802.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_180226.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_175624.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_175246.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_174948.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_182906.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_182558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_182558.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_180802.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_180802.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" 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src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_174718.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Forest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_153705.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_153705.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_174713.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_174713.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_153952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220528_153952.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Trail in Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020234.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/P1020234.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Trail in Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail in Forest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, just like yesterday, I suffered greatly from the mud condition along the trail. In particular, the few switchbacks about 1km from trailhead was muddy as hell (even worse than the worst of mud that I encountered yesterday at Tinker Cliffs Trail). Despite it&#8217;s only along a small portion of the trail, the intensity of such mud certainly took away much of the enjoyment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_181702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_181702.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_181031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_181031.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_181029.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_181029.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_180459.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_180459.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_174951.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_174951.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_153702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_153702.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_181702.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_181031.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_181029.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_180459.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_174951.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_153702.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the muddy trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_181702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_181702.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_181031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_181031.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_181029.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_181029.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_180459.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_180459.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_174951.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_174951.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_153702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_153702.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I reached Angel&#8217;s Rest at 4pm, which was some rocks at the end of a tunnel of flowers, with views to the north, of the winding New River and the numerous towns it crisscrossed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020195_P1020202-8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020195_P1020202-8.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains and Villages from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains and Villages from Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t too content with experiences earlier today<!--observation deck-->, of having to tread through the unpleasant mud, of having to do that again on my return trip. So the views in front, although beautiful, felt at the same time distant, as if the negative experiences were an invisible barrier between us. In the end, Angel&#8217;s Rest was a small opening in the trees, a peephole, as if not designed for the full immersion into the sceneries ahead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020193.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020193.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Towns and Mountains from Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020203.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Towns and Mountains from Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the direction of Bald Knob where I was earlier today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020194.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020194.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Towns and Mountains from Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020190.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020190.jpg\" alt=\"Celanese Corporation Factory\" \/><\/a><\/br>Celanese Corporation Factory<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020191.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020191.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs along New River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020204.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Towns and Mountains from Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020192.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020193.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020203.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020194.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020190.jpg\" alt=\"Celanese Corporation Factory\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020191.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020204.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020192.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Angel&#8217;s Rest.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020193.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020193.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Towns and Mountains from Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020203.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Towns and Mountains from Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the direction of Bald Knob where I was earlier today.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020194.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020194.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Towns and Mountains from Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020190.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020190.jpg\" alt=\"Celanese Corporation Factory\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Celanese Corporation Factory<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020191.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020191.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs along New River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020204.jpg\" alt=\"Towns and Mountains from Angel's Rest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Towns and Mountains from Angel&#8217;s Rest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020192.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After about 35 minutes at Angel&#8217;s Rest, I continued on to Pearis Mountain Overlook, which was 1km away on a mostly flat trail. To cheer me up, this section of the trail was lined with a dazzling display of wildflowers in bloom.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_160519.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_160519.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leading to Angel&#8217;s Rest, like a tunnel of flowers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_173230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_173230.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A short uphill section, lined by boulders from Angel&#8217;s Rest, before the trail flattened out.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_172405.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_172405.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Angel&#8217;s Rest and the viewpoint, the trail was lined with flowers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020229.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Angel&#8217;s Rest and the viewpoint, the trail was lined with flowers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_173347.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_173347.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were also patches of flowers below Angel&#8217;s Rest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_173719.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_173719.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were also patches of flowers below Angel&#8217;s Rest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_160519.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_173230.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_172405.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020229.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_173347.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_173719.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_160519.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_160519.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leading to Angel&#8217;s Rest, like a tunnel of flowers.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_173230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_173230.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A short uphill section, lined by boulders from Angel&#8217;s Rest, before the trail flattened out.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_172405.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_172405.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Angel&#8217;s Rest and the viewpoint, the trail was lined with flowers.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020229.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Angel&#8217;s Rest and the viewpoint, the trail was lined with flowers.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_173347.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_173347.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were also patches of flowers below Angel&#8217;s Rest.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_173719.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_173719.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were also patches of flowers below Angel&#8217;s Rest.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020231.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020226.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020226.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020188.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020188.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_160446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_160446.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_171630_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_171630_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_172301.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_172301.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020222.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_172756.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_172756.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020228.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020230.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers on Ground\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers on Ground<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_173006Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_173006Q9.jpg\" width=\"67%\" alt=\"Budding Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Budding Flowers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020231.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020226.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020188.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_160446.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_171630_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_172301.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020222.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_172756.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020228.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020230.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers on Ground\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_173006Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Budding Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020231.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020226.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020188.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020188.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_160446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_160446.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_171630_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_171630_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_172301.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_172301.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020222.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_172756.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_172756.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020228.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020230.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers on Ground\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers on Ground<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_173006Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_173006Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Budding Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Budding Flowers<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I reached Pearis Mountain Overlook in about 15 minutes. The overlook wasn&#8217;t marked, but it was right next to the trail with open views towards the east, that&#8217;s impossible to miss. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">It&#8217;s about 300 meters short of &#8220;Pearis Mountain&#8221; on OpenStreetMap though.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020207_P1020217-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020207_P1020217-11.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains and Villages from Pearis Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains and Villages from Pearis Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here it&#8217;s a different view towards the east, where small villages and farmlands replaced the industrial complex as seen from Angel&#8217;s Rest. Also missing in view was the winding New River (thus in my opinion it&#8217;s less exciting). On the good side, the views here were less obstructed. In the afternoon, the overlook was in the shade, and the villages were in the light, making it great conditions for photography.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_171408_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_171408_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Overlook on Pearis Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlook on Pearis Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020219.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020220.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020206.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020218.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020205.jpg\" alt=\"Village\" \/><\/a><\/br>Village<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020221Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020221Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Ranch\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ranch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220528_171408_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Overlook on Pearis Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020219.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020220.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020206.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020218.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020205.jpg\" alt=\"Village\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/P1020221Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Ranch\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Pearis Mountain.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_171408_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220528_171408_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Overlook on Pearis Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlook on Pearis Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020219.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020220.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020206.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020218.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020205.jpg\" alt=\"Village\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Village<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/P1020221Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/P1020221Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Ranch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ranch<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I spent about 20 minutes at Pearis Mountain Overlook, before heading back down to the trailhead. After going through the misery of muddy trail, I was back in my car at 6:40pm, spending just shy of 4 hours on the hike.<\/p>\n<p>After that, I made my way to the town of Wytheville where I would be spending the night, and called it a day.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_191033Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220528_191033Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/IMG_20220528_191039Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220528_191039Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pulaski Giles Turnpike, along Walker Creek.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>END<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of my 2022 Memorial Day weekend trip. After waking up in Blacksburg, I would try out more hiking trails in the towns nearby, most notably Angel&#8217;s Rest Trail in Pearisburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,583,2],"tags":[585],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6593"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6593"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6689,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6593\/revisions\/6689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}