{"id":6612,"date":"2022-05-29T22:59:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T14:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6612"},"modified":"2022-07-17T10:19:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T02:19:28","slug":"20220529grayson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/29\/20220529grayson\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of May 2022 Virginia Trip, Grayson Highlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third day of my 2022 Memorial Day weekend trip. I would be doing a long day hike in Virginia\u2019s Grayson Highlands State Park and the nearby Jefferson National Forest, featuring Mount Rogers as Virginia\u2019s highest elevation point, some fun on the rocks along Wilburn Ridge, and a combination of forests and open meadows which were not a common sight in Virginia. Unfortunately, just like the previous two days, I still had to battle with annoying mud for portions of the hike.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020270.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020270.jpg\" alt=\"Fields from Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields from Wilburn Ridge<\/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        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        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For my visit, I picked one in the city of Wytheville, which was just over an hour from the Grayson Highlands State Park.<br \/>\nMy hotel was on a small hill overlooking the city. As I woke up on this Sunday, I was thrilled to find most of the city was veiled behind a layer of morning mist, looking mystically charming. So before I set off for Grayson Highlands State Park, I launched my drone for an aerial tour.<\/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\/29\/DJI_0062.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0062.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0064.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0064.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0067.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0067.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0068.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0068.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0069.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0069.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0082.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0082.jpg\" alt=\"East Main Street\" \/><\/a><\/br>East Main Street<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0083.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0083.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some open fields behind my hotel that\u2019s not covered in mist.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0085.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0085.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from over my hotel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0086.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0086.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from over my hotel.<\/span><\/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\" 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src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0082.jpg\" alt=\"East Main Street\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0083.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0085.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0086.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/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 Wytheville in mist.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0062.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0062.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0064.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0064.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0067.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0067.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0068.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0068.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0069.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0069.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0082.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0082.jpg\" alt=\"East Main Street\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>East Main Street<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0083.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0083.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some open fields behind my hotel that\u2019s not covered in mist.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0085.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0085.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0086.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0086.jpg\" alt=\"Mist over Wytheville\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mist over Wytheville<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from over my hotel.<\/span><\/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\/29\/DJI_0071_DJI_0081-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0071_DJI_0081-11.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wytheville in Mist\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Wytheville in Mist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TsDWwZTY950\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Grayson_Highlands_Long_Day_Hike\">Grayson Highlands Long Day Hike<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Apart from providing the easiest access to Mount Rogers (which, like most of my day&#8217;s hike, was actually located in the nearby Jefferson National Forest), the highest elevation point of Virginia, Grayson Highlands State Park was famous for its &#8220;wild&#8221; ponies that roamed its surrounding land. In the 19th century, extensive logging operations created patches of meadows that were used for cattle ranching in the early 20th century. After cattle ranching ceased with the creation of the state park, ponies were manually introduced to the area in 1975 to keep the meadow landscape trimmed. And my aesthetics certainly appreciated the meadow landscape as otherwise I was a bit bored with the ubiquitous forests of Blue Ridge Mountains.<br \/>\nExcept that their droppings were occasionally visible on the trail.<\/p>\n<p>Grayson Highlands State Park opened at 8am in the morning. However, since I spent some time playing with my drone earlier, and with the mountain road of US58 being rather twisty and demanding, I only started my hike after 9am. It&#8217;s Memorial Day Sunday but the parking lot was far from full by the time I arrived.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Overview\">Overview<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Here is a map of my day&#8217;s hike, which I took in the clockwise direction:<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/Map.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/Map_Thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Today&#8217;s Hike<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;line-height: 120%\">\n<li>Between trailhead and Pine Mountain, there were many community trails in parallel so there\u2019s no worry of getting lost. I took the Wilburn Ridge Trail (dark blue) which involved some rock scrambling, but it also provided the best views on top of a few rocky mounds.<\/li>\n<li>After Pine Mountain I turned left onto the Appalachian Trail (red). This section was in great condition, with occasional views of vast fields and meadows to the south. There was a spring water source at Thomas Knob Shelter.<\/li>\n<li>The spur to Mount Rogers Summit (green) was 1mi\/1.6km roundtrip, in what looked like rainforests. It\u2019s the highest elevation point in the state of Virginia, unfortunately, no views at the summit.<\/li>\n<li>The subsequent Appalachian Trail (purple) was starting to get wet. At some open field, I planned to continue on Appalachian (dashed yellow), but went onto Virginia Highland Horse Trail (blue) instead.<\/li>\n<li>Mount Rogers Trail (brown) after that was narrower, wetter, and sort of boring.<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Fork Trail (cyan) was the worst part of the day. Probably because it\u2019s on the northern slope of a mountain, it\u2019s very wet and horrendously muddy. I talked with another group of hikers that took a different part of Lewis Fork Trail (dashed red), and they concurred it\u2019s very muddy.<\/li>\n<li>Crest Trail (green) was decent, with views at certain places. It\u2019s designed as a gravel vehicle road so conditions were mostly great, but with a few muddy spots. I ran into a few ponies along the trail.<\/li>\n<li>Scales Trail (purple) was a gravel vehicle road, but very wet (not necessarily muddy though) at places. Despite a few exposed rocks it\u2019s still a struggle to stay dry. I planned to take the \u201cVirginia Highland Horse Trail \/ Wilson Creek Trail\u201d (dashed blue) which from my drone photos may not be as wet, but mistakenly went on Scales Trail.<\/li>\n<li>The remaining Appalachian Trail (cyan) was well-maintained, a typical walk in the woods like many other hikes in the Blue Ridge Mountains, not particularly exciting though. After reentering Grayson Highlands State Park there were a few rocky mounds offering decent views.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And here was a collection of GoPro videos that I took along portions of the trail. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Warning: video playback at 8.3x speed, which could cause motion sickness to some audiences.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/72sNLDp6Egc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 105%\">\n<li>0:00 Introduction<\/li>\n<li>0:05 Starting off (orange)<\/li>\n<li>0:43 Appalachian Trail (orange), to state park boundary.<\/li>\n<li>2:04 Wilburn Ridge Trail (dark blue), between the first overlook and actual &#8220;Wilburn Ridge&#8221;, crossing Rhododendron Gap Trail at 2:22.<\/li>\n<li>3:43 Wilburn Ridge Trail, onto a small overlook near &#8220;Pine Mountain&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>4:27 Appalachian Trail, from &#8220;Pine Mountain&#8221; to the intersection of Crest Trail.<\/li>\n<li>4:45 At the open field, following Virginia Highland Horse Trail (blue) into Lewis Fork Wilderness.<\/li>\n<li>5:44 Crest Trail (green), onto Scales Campground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And here&#8217;s GPS tracking for the day:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=108087992&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Wilburn_Ridge\">Wilburn Ridge<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I opted to take the hike in the clockwise direction, so as to visit the most exciting Wilburn Ridge first.<\/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\/29\/P1020237.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020237.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Haw Orchard Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Haw Orchard Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from the trailhead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020239.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020239.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near the trailhead, wide and well maintained.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020240.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wilburn Ridge<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Two small hills made of rock that required scrambling to reach their tops. The one on the right was the actual Wilburn Ridge, while Wilburn Ridge Trail also passed the one on the left.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020243.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020243.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Hills to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A ridge with some stones on top. The Appalachian Trail passed along this ridge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020242.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Hills to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A ridge with some stones on top. The Appalachian Trail passed along this ridge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020244.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Horses along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses along Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">These wild horses happened to be on &#8220;Horse Trail North&#8221;. I took the Appalachian Trail parallel to it and missed them.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020247Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020247Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horse\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horse<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020237.jpg\" alt=\"Haw Orchard Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020239.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020240.jpg\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020243.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020242.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020244.jpg\" alt=\"Horses along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020247Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horse\" \/><\/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 of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020237.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020237.jpg\" alt=\"Haw Orchard Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Haw Orchard Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from the trailhead.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020239.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020239.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near the trailhead, wide and well maintained.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020240.jpg\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wilburn Ridge<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Two small hills made of rock that required scrambling to reach their tops. The one on the right was the actual Wilburn Ridge, while Wilburn Ridge Trail also passed the one on the left.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020243.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020243.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A ridge with some stones on top. The Appalachian Trail passed along this ridge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020242.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A ridge with some stones on top. The Appalachian Trail passed along this ridge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020244.jpg\" alt=\"Horses along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Horses along Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">These wild horses happened to be on &#8220;Horse Trail North&#8221;. I took the Appalachian Trail parallel to it and missed them.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020247Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020247Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horse\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Horse<\/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\/29\/IMG_20220529_095811.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_095811.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_095959_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_095959_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Typical trail condition for this section of the Appalachian Trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not long after entering Jefferson National Forest, Wilburn Ridge Trail forked from the Appalachian Trail. First, the trail would ascend onto a small rocky mound, some sort of a preview of the rock scrambling to come.<\/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\/29\/P1020263.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020263.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This part of Wilburn Ridge Trail involved some rock scrambling, which I would rate as YDS class 2+.. The path was clearly marked by blue paint, so there was no worry of getting lost.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_101032_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_101032_HDR.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another group of hikers tackling the rock scrambling section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020265.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020265.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I came from.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020264.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020264.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I came from.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_101035_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_101035_HDR.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020266.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020266.jpg\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wilburn Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The actual Wilburn Ridge, which was another hill of rocks to the north, that was higher and larger.<\/span><\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020263.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_101032_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020265.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020264.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_101035_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020266.jpg\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020263.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020263.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This part of Wilburn Ridge Trail involved some rock scrambling, which I would rate as YDS class 2+.. The path was clearly marked by blue paint, so there was no worry of getting lost.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_101032_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_101032_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another group of hikers tackling the rock scrambling section.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020265.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020265.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I came from.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020264.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020264.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking Back at Grayson Highlands State Park<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I came from.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_101035_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_101035_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020266.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020266.jpg\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wilburn Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The actual Wilburn Ridge, which was another hill of rocks to the north, that was higher and larger.<\/span><\/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\/29\/P1020251_P1020262-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020251_P1020262-12.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After descending down the previous rocky mound, Wilburn Ridge Trail crossed the Appalachian Trail again, then made its way up the actual Wilburn Ridge on maps, where the views (below) were better.<\/p>\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\/29\/IMG_20220529_103148_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_103148_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020285.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020285.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the Southwest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020284.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020284.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Intersection of many trails. The small hill in the center-right was the previous hill where I made a brief stop.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020269.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020269.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Mount Rogers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020268.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020268.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A small hill to the north, made of a bunch of rocks. On the map it\u2019s called &#8220;Pine Mountain&#8221;, where I was heading next. A few horses were right next to the trail. Unfortunately, they were all gone by the time I walked past.<\/div>\n<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_103148_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020285.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020284.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020269.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020268.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/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 from Wilburn Ridge.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_103148_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_103148_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020285.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020285.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the Southwest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020284.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020284.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Intersection of many trails. The small hill in the center-right was the previous hill where I made a brief stop.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020269.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020269.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Mount Rogers.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020268.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020268.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A small hill to the north, made of a bunch of rocks. On the map it\u2019s called &#8220;Pine Mountain&#8221;, where I was heading next. A few horses were right next to the trail. Unfortunately, they were all gone by the time I walked past.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also a more spacious mound where more people were resting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020271_P1020283-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020271_P1020283-13.jpg\" alt=\"Fields from Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields from Wilburn Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Leaving Wilburn Ridge, the trail ducked its way through shallow bushes until it reached the Appalachian Trail (not the most pleasant for tall people).<\/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\/29\/P1020288.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020288.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wilburn Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from directly below.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_105206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_105206.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020289.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020289.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wilburn Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from &#8220;Pine Mountain&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020290.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020290.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020291.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020291.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020288.jpg\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_105206.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020289.jpg\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020290.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020291.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020288.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020288.jpg\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wilburn Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from directly below.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_105206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_105206.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\/29\/P1020289.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020289.jpg\" alt=\"Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wilburn Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from &#8220;Pine Mountain&#8221;.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020290.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020290.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020291.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020291.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At &#8220;Pine Mountain&#8221;, I took a small detour from the trail and found a piece of rock with views to the east, where I enjoyed some solitude with snacks, the breeze and the view.<\/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\/29\/IMG_20220529_111834_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_111834_HDR.jpg\" width=\"80%\" alt=\"Rock in Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock in Field<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I enjoyed some great solitude on this rock, appreciating the sceneries, and watching the landscape under passing clouds.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_111410_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_111410_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020307.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020307.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020306.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020306.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the East<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_111834_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Rock in Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_111410_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020307.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020306.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/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-6, #splide-thumb-6 { 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\/29\/IMG_20220529_111834_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_111834_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Rock in Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock in Field<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I enjoyed some great solitude on this rock, appreciating the sceneries, and watching the landscape under passing clouds.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_111410_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_111410_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the East<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020307.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020307.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the East<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020306.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020306.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the East<\/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\/29\/P1020293_P1020305-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020293_P1020305-13.jpg\" alt=\"View to the East of Pine Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View to the East of Pine Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, I reached the intersection of Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail at 11:30am. Not far from the intersection, there were a few boulders which offered decent views. So in line with my tradition of the day, I climbed on top of them and grabbed a few photos. Unlike the previous rocks, here I got views of rolling forests to the north, typical of Blue Ridge Mountains.<\/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\/29\/P1020309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020309.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020311.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020311.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020312.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020312.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020330.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020313.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020313.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Hill to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;Pine Mountain&#8221;. Two National Forest rangers in the foreground, providing information services.<\/span><\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020309.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020311.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020312.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020330.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020313.jpg\" alt=\"Hill to the South\" \/><\/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 of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020309.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020311.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020311.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020312.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020312.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the East<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020330.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020313.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020313.jpg\" alt=\"Hill to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;Pine Mountain&#8221;. Two National Forest rangers in the foreground, providing information services.<\/span><\/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\/29\/P1020314_P1020329-16.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020314_P1020329-16.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Appalachian_Trail_1\">Appalachian Trail 1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Up till this point, I had been having fun with the rocks and the scenery along Wilburn Ridge Trail. Hiking in open fields like this wasn&#8217;t typical in Blue Ridge Mountains, and I have been cherishing the moments.<br \/>\nAfter that, I made a left turn and joined the Appalachian Trail towards Mount Rogers (red line on map). With occasional views of vast fields and meadows to the south, I still enjoyed this part of the hike.<\/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\/29\/P1020332.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020332.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020338.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020338.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_115321_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_115321_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_120259_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_120259_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_120303_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_120303_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020333.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020337.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020334.jpg\" width=\"44%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_114606_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_114606_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_114826_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_114826_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_115107_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_115107_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020332.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020338.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_115321_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_120259_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_120303_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020333.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020337.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020334.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_114826_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-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\/29\/P1020332.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020332.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020338.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020338.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_115321_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_115321_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_120259_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_120259_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_120303_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_120303_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020333.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\/29\/P1020337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020337.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\/29\/P1020334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020334.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_114606_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_114606_HDR.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_114826_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_114826_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_115107_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_115107_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/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\/29\/IMG_20220529_120314_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_120314_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Spring\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spring<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">250m from Mount Rogers intersection was Thomas Knob Shelter, a place for Appalachian backpackers to catch some rest. I learned that there would be water sources here, which turned out to be an untreated spring located 130m off the main trail. I wasn\u2019t carrying any water treatment equipment so I reluctantly filled up two bottles and left them to the end of the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Mount_Rogers_Summit\">Mount Rogers Summit<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After that, I reached the intersection of Mount Rogers Spur at 12:15pm. Despite knowing there wouldn\u2019t be any views at the summit, I still liked to add it to my state high points collection.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_121608.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_121608.jpg\" alt=\"Bag Stashing\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bag Stashing<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The spur to Mount Rogers summit was 800m one-way with 80m elevation gain. Like many others, I left my backpack near the intersection to make my detour to the summit easier.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\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\/29\/IMG_20220529_122025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_122025.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To begin, the trail looked not too different from earlier today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_122225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_122225.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To begin, the trail looked not too different from earlier today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020342.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020343.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020341.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_122634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_122634.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_124356.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_124356.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_124231_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_124231_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some stairs.<\/span><\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_122025.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_122225.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020342.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020343.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020341.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_122634.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_124356.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_124231_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-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail to Mount Rogers Summit.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_122025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_122025.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To begin, the trail looked not too different from earlier today.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_122225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_122225.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To begin, the trail looked not too different from earlier today.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020342.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020343.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020341.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_122634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_122634.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_124356.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_124356.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then it seemed to enter what looked like a rainforest, which was unique from the landscapes I saw for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_124231_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_124231_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some stairs.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The sight of extensive mold on trees during the latter part of the trail was really refreshing to me, as an exciting novelty to the Blue Ridge Mountains.<br \/>\nAt 1746m elevation, Mount Rogers is the highest elevation point in the state of Virginia. The summit was among similar landscapes like previous rainforests. Unfortunately the humid environment meant a few bugs were bothering me at the summit. So I spent about 7 minutes taking a few photos before heading back down.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/Mt_Rogers_Marker.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/Mt_Rogers_Marker.jpg\" alt=\"Markers on Mt Rogers Summit\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Markers on Mt Rogers Summit<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Weirdly, I found two geological survey markers on two different rocks, separated by about 20m apart. As a result, I wasn\u2019t too sure where the summit of Mount Rogers actually was.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020344.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020344.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Mount Rogers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit of Mount Rogers<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As a result, I picked my favorite rock between the two, and decided to call it the summit.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Misery_with_Mud\">Misery with Mud<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After taking a short rest at the intersection, I continued onto the Appalachian Trail at 1pm. This time, I tried to circumvent Mount Rogers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020351.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020354.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Views like these quickly disappeared after leaving Mount Rogers.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>While going downhill, the conditions of the trail quickly deteriorated with the emergence of a few muddy spots.<\/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\/29\/IMG_20220529_130841_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_130841_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020357.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020357.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020358.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020358.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_132603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_132603.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020362.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020362.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wet Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020360.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020360.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These creeks created a few water crossings, probably the culprit of all the mud along the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_131820.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_131820.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These creeks created a few water crossings, probably the culprit of all the mud along the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_133004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_133004.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These creeks created a few water crossings, probably the culprit of all the mud along the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_132139.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_132139.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I had no idea how it grew, or was cracked, into such shape.<\/span><\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_130841_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020357.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020358.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_132603.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020362.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020360.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_131820.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_133004.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_132139.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/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 of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_130841_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_130841_HDR.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\/29\/P1020357.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020357.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\/29\/P1020358.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020358.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\/29\/IMG_20220529_132603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_132603.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\/29\/P1020362.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020362.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wet Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020360.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020360.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These creeks created a few water crossings, probably the culprit of all the mud along the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_131820.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_131820.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These creeks created a few water crossings, probably the culprit of all the mud along the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_133004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_133004.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These creeks created a few water crossings, probably the culprit of all the mud along the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_132139.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_132139.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I had no idea how it grew, or was cracked, into such shape.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At about 1:30pm, I reached an open field (at the intersection of the purple and dark blue line in the trail map). Having endured the misery of mud, I was rather rejuvenated by the pleasant sceneries in sight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\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\/29\/GOPR0182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/GOPR0182.jpg\" width=86%\" alt=\"View of Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>View of Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the pile of rocks where I took a brief rest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020378.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020378.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_133952_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_133952_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020380.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020380.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020381.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020381.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020364.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020364.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distant Whitetop Mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_134002_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_134002_HDR.jpg\" width=\"48%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_135125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_135125.jpg\" width=\"48%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020363.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020363.jpg\" width=\"48%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020365.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020365.jpg\" width=\"48%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/GOPR0182.jpg\" alt=\"View of Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020378.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_133952_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020380.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020381.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020364.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_134002_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/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-11, #splide-thumb-11 { 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\/29\/GOPR0182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/GOPR0182.jpg\" alt=\"View of Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the pile of rocks where I took a brief rest.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020378.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020378.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_133952_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_133952_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020380.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020380.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020381.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020381.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020364.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020364.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distant Whitetop Mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_134002_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_134002_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_135125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220529_135125.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020363.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020363.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020365.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020365.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/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\/29\/P1020366_P1020377-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020366_P1020377-12.jpg\" alt=\"View of Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Originally, I planned to continue on Appalachian Trail (dashed yellow line on map), but I was a bit carried away by the scenery that I decided to wander around in such open meadows. As a result, I went onto the nearby Virginia Highlands Horse Trail (blue line on map). It\u2019s not a big deal as the two trails went parallel to each other. After entering Lewis Fork Wilderness, the Horse Trail had a few wet spots, but its rocky surface meant staying dry was relatively easy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\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\/29\/IMG_20220529_135805.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_135805.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It\u2019s still wet in certain portions. But with enough exposed rocks it\u2019s not too hard to keep shoes dry.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_135807.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_135807.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It\u2019s still wet in certain portions. But with enough exposed rocks it\u2019s not too hard to keep shoes dry.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_140043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_140043.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_140729.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_140729.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_140732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_140732.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_141240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_141240.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_141500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_141500.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Intersection of Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Intersection of Appalachian Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The two paths here were both Appalachian Trail. I should have come from the left, instead, I took a small detour onto Virginia Highland Trail and came from the right. Mt Rogers Trail started behind this photo.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_135805.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_135807.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_140043.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_140729.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_140732.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_141240.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_141500.jpg\" alt=\"Intersection of Appalachian 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-12, #splide-thumb-12 { 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\/29\/IMG_20220529_135805.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_135805.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It\u2019s still wet in certain portions. But with enough exposed rocks it\u2019s not too hard to keep shoes dry.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_135807.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_135807.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It\u2019s still wet in certain portions. But with enough exposed rocks it\u2019s not too hard to keep shoes dry.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_140043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_140043.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_140729.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_140729.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_140732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_140732.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Highland Horse Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Virginia Highland Horse Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_141240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_141240.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_141500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_141500.jpg\" alt=\"Intersection of Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Intersection of Appalachian Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The two paths here were both Appalachian Trail. I should have come from the left, instead, I took a small detour onto Virginia Highland Trail and came from the right. Mt Rogers Trail started behind this photo.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\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\/29\/IMG_20220529_142054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_142054.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_143630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_143630.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_143721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_143721.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_144003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_144003.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_144336.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_144336.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_144445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_144445.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020382.jpg\" width=\"87.5%\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few wet and muddy spots.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020383.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020383.jpg\" width=\"87.5%\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few wet and muddy spots.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020385.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020385.jpg\" width=\"87.5%\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few wet and muddy spots.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_145938.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_145938.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_150509.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_150509.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_142054.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_143630.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_143721.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_144003.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_144336.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_144445.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020382.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020383.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020385.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_145938.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_150509.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers 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-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Mount Rogers Trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_142054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_142054.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_143630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_143630.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_143721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_143721.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_144003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_144003.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_144336.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_144336.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_144445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_144445.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020382.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few wet and muddy spots.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020383.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020383.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few wet and muddy spots.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020385.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020385.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few wet and muddy spots.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_145938.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_145938.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_150509.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_150509.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rogers Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rogers Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At 2:15pm, I went onto Mount Rogers Trail (brown on map). It&#8217;s much narrower, among a diverse forest landscape. There were quite a few muddy spots, especially towards the end, which was quite disheartening.<\/p>\n<p>At 3:07pm, I reached the intersection of Mount Rogers and Lewis Fork Trail, where I could rest my legs on a few stumps (there weren&#8217;t any good spots to rest along Mount Rogers Trail). Here I ran into another group of hikers that were doing a similar loop as me but in reverse direction. They informed me that Lewis Fork Trail was &#8220;very very muddy&#8221;, which sunk my heart.<br \/>\nIf there had to be some encouraging news, they took the &#8220;lower&#8221; part of Lewis Fork Trail (dashed red line on map, shorter but with more elevation gain), and I intended to take the &#8220;upper&#8221; part (cyan line on map). I consoled myself that things wouldn&#8217;t be as wet on higher elevations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\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\/29\/IMG_20220529_152137_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152137_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail began in great condition, a pleasant walk in the woods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_152701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152701.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail began in great condition, a pleasant walk in the woods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_152705.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152705.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_152922.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152922.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then just before the intersection of upper and lower Lewis Fork Trail, it entered a very muddy section.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_152709.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152709.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then just before the intersection of upper and lower Lewis Fork Trail, it entered a very muddy section.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_154050.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_154050.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The few sections that weren&#8217;t as wet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_154350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_154350.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The few sections that weren&#8217;t as wet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_152137_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_152701.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_152705.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_152709.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_154050.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_154350.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork 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-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Lewis Fork Trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_152137_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152137_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail began in great condition, a pleasant walk in the woods.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_152701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152701.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail began in great condition, a pleasant walk in the woods.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_152705.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152705.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then just before the intersection of upper and lower Lewis Fork Trail, it entered a very muddy section.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_152922.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152922.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then just before the intersection of upper and lower Lewis Fork Trail, it entered a very muddy section.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_152709.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_152709.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Section of Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then just before the intersection of upper and lower Lewis Fork Trail, it entered a very muddy section.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_154050.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_154050.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The few sections that weren&#8217;t as wet.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_154350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_154350.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The few sections that weren&#8217;t as wet.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It turned out that sections of Lewis Fork Trail, especially the southern part, was muddy as hell. With the aid of hiking poles, my passage wasn\u2019t that torturous. The previous group of hikers informed me that Lewis Fork Trail was mainly intended for horses, so there wasn\u2019t as much incentive to construct drainage and improvements along it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\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\/29\/P1020389.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020389.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few creeks were flowing down the mountain, crossing the trail at various places.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_153729.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_153729.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few creeks were flowing down the mountain, crossing the trail at various places.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_155037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_155037.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_155628.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_155628.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_155845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_155845.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020390.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_160632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_160632.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_162203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_162203.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The few sections that weren&#8217;t as wet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020392.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020392.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Finally, Approaching Crest Trail, familiar landscape was coming up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020389.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_153729.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_155037.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_155628.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_155845.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020390.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_160632.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_162203.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020392.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork 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-15, #splide-thumb-15 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Lewis Fork Trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020389.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020389.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_153729.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_153729.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few creeks were flowing down the mountain, crossing the trail at various places.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_155037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_155037.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_155628.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_155628.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_155845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_155845.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020390.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_160632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_160632.jpg\" alt=\"Wet Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wet Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Unfortunately, instead of being channeled directly down the hill, the water from those creeks would often flow along the trail for some distance, and that created multiple wet sections like this.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_162203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_162203.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The few sections that weren&#8217;t as wet.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020392.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020392.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Fork Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lewis Fork Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Finally, Approaching Crest Trail, familiar landscape was coming up.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Crest_Trail\">Crest Trail<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Finally, at 4:40pm, I came out of the miseries of mud along Lewis Fork Trail, and back to the sunlit Crest Trail.<br \/>\nNearby there was a campground and another water source, which I assumed to be untreated spring water. I had enough water in the backpack so I didn&#8217;t check it out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-16\">\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\/29\/P1020401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020401.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking back at Wilburn Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020393.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020393.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0101.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Overlooking Crest Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Crest Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Lewis Fork Trail joined Crest Trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020400.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020405.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020405.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0105.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0105.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Crest Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Crest Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020396.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020396.jpg\" alt=\"Crest Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crest Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_171835.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_171835.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Crest Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crest Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-16\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020401.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020393.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0101.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Crest Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020400.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020405.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0105.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Crest Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020396.jpg\" alt=\"Crest Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_171835.jpg\" alt=\"Crest 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-16, #splide-thumb-16 { 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\/29\/P1020401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020401.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking back at Wilburn Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020393.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020393.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0101.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Crest Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Crest Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Lewis Fork Trail joined Crest Trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020400.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020405.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020405.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0105.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0105.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Crest Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Crest Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020396.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020396.jpg\" alt=\"Crest Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_171835.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_171835.jpg\" alt=\"Crest Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crest Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>For Crest Trail, it&#8217;s rather a gravel road for forest rangers&#8217; ATVs, so for hiking it&#8217;s actually in decent shape. Despite that, there were still a few muddy spots.<\/p>\n<p>And with open fields surrounding Crest Trail, I launched my drone for an aerial tour. Here&#8217;s a video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KGceCkK89-A\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0088_DJI_0098-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0088_DJI_0098-11.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Crest Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Crest Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And I also tested out the drone&#8217;s &#8220;follow&#8221; feature, which worked great on such flat and open trail.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-dRR4zsEWZI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also along Crest Trail that I ran into a few groups of ponies grazing. Otherwise, I would probably begin to doubt whether the ponies were really that popular since I saw few earlier today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-17\">\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\/29\/P1020424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020424.jpg\" alt=\"Grazing Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grazing Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Against the backdrop of Wilburn Ridge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020402Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020402Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At first, they were grazing along the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020407Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020407Q9.jpg\" width=\"67%\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Upon seeing my arrival, they retreated back to the fields.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020422.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020422.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two seem to be good friends of each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020420.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020420.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two seem to be good friends of each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020411.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then this one seemed to be deserted by the previous pair.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020425.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some more horse sightings down the road.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020426Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020426Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some more horse sightings down the road.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-17\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020424.jpg\" alt=\"Grazing Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020402Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020407Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020422.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020420.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020411.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020425.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020426Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/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-17, #splide-thumb-17 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the ponies.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020424.jpg\" alt=\"Grazing Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grazing Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Against the backdrop of Wilburn Ridge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020402Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020402Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At first, they were grazing along the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020407Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020407Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Upon seeing my arrival, they retreated back to the fields.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020422.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020422.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020420.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020420.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These two seem to be good friends of each other.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020411.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then this one seemed to be deserted by the previous pair.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020425.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020426Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020426Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some more horse sightings down the road.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At the end of Crest Trail it&#8217;s Scales Campground, reachable by car through a dirt road (FS613). It&#8217;s an enclosed campground, most likely to keep the horses from innocent campers.<br \/>\nOn a hill to the east of the campground, quite a few horses were grazing. I felt I hadn&#8217;t seen enough ponies for today, so I decided to check them out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-18\">\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\/29\/P1020432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020432.jpg\" alt=\"Hill off Scales Campground\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill off Scales Campground<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Lots of horses were grazing on this patch of land.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020439Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020439Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some horse action scenes rated R.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020440Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020440Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another male horse arriving at the scene. He certainly thought the brown horse was his lady.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020442Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020442Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another male horse arriving at the scene. He certainly thought the brown horse was his lady.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020445.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The two males were having some words after the action.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020446.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Change of subject for some family-oriented scenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020448Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020448Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Change of subject for some family-oriented scenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020435.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020435.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some more tranquil scenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020455Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020455Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some more tranquil scenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020437.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020437.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some more tranquil scenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-18\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020432.jpg\" alt=\"Hill off Scales Campground\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020439Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020440Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020442Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020445.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020446.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020448Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020435.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020455Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020437.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/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-18, #splide-thumb-18 { 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\/29\/P1020432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020432.jpg\" alt=\"Hill off Scales Campground\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill off Scales Campground<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Lots of horses were grazing on this patch of land.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020439Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020439Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some horse action scenes rated R.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020440Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020440Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020442Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020442Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another male horse arriving at the scene. He certainly thought the brown horse was his lady.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020445.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The two males were having some words after the action.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020446.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020448Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020448Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Change of subject for some family-oriented scenes.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020435.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020435.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020455Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020455Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020437.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020437.jpg\" alt=\"Horses\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some more tranquil scenes.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Scales_Trail\">Scales Trail<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Scales Campground was the intersection of a few trails, incluing Appalachian. So to go back to the trailhead, I had a few options. I ruled out the Appalachian Trail first since it&#8217;s a longer detour. I planned to take the combination of Virginia Highland Horse Trail and Wilson Creek Trail (dashed blue line on map), but instead went on the Scales Trail, since start of these two were very close to each other.<br \/>\nIt ended up that Scales Trail was a gravel vehicle road, but it&#8217;s very wet, like a creek with a few exposed rocks. (In addition I believed the views along the other trail would be better.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-19\">\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\/29\/P1020456.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020456.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Scales Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The initial part of Scales Trail was very wet. The few exposed rocks were making my passage easier, but it\u2019s still an unpleasant experience trying to stay dry.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_180452.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_180452.jpg\" width=\"85%\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Scales Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The initial part of Scales Trail was very wet. The few exposed rocks were making my passage easier, but it\u2019s still an unpleasant experience trying to stay dry.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_181607.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_181607.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Scales Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then the trail condition improved, just not for too long.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_184214.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_184214.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Scales Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then the trail condition improved, just not for too long.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_184216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_184216.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Forests along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Forests along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_185302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_185302.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Appalachian Trail felt more like a typical walk in the woods, not much altered by civil engineering.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_184747.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_184747.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Wilson Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wilson Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were two subsequent water crossings, both with footbridges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020460.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020460.jpg\" alt=\"Big Wilson Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Big Wilson Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were two subsequent water crossings, both with footbridges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020461.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020461.jpg\" alt=\"Big Wilson Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Big Wilson Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were two subsequent water crossings, both with footbridges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-19\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020456.jpg\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_180452.jpg\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_181607.jpg\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_184214.jpg\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_184216.jpg\" alt=\"Forests along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_185302.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_184747.jpg\" alt=\"Wilson Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020460.jpg\" alt=\"Big Wilson Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020461.jpg\" alt=\"Big Wilson Creek\" \/><\/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-19, #splide-thumb-19 { 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\/29\/P1020456.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020456.jpg\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Scales Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The initial part of Scales Trail was very wet. The few exposed rocks were making my passage easier, but it\u2019s still an unpleasant experience trying to stay dry.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_180452.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_180452.jpg\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Scales Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The initial part of Scales Trail was very wet. The few exposed rocks were making my passage easier, but it\u2019s still an unpleasant experience trying to stay dry.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_181607.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_181607.jpg\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Scales Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then the trail condition improved, just not for too long.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_184214.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_184214.jpg\" alt=\"Scales Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Scales Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then the trail condition improved, just not for too long.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_184216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_184216.jpg\" alt=\"Forests along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Forests along Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_185302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_185302.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Appalachian Trail felt more like a typical walk in the woods, not much altered by civil engineering.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_184747.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_184747.jpg\" alt=\"Wilson Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wilson Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were two subsequent water crossings, both with footbridges.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020460.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020460.jpg\" alt=\"Big Wilson Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Big Wilson Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were two subsequent water crossings, both with footbridges.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020461.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020461.jpg\" alt=\"Big Wilson Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Big Wilson Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were two subsequent water crossings, both with footbridges.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Along the way, I launched my drone for some aerial tour.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0107Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/DJI_0107Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Distant Wilburn Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0132.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/DJI_0132.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Overlooking Wilson Creek Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Wilburn Ridge (left) and Wilson Creek Trail (right)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail that I intended to take.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0120_DJI_0129-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0120_DJI_0129-10.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Forests\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/DJI_0108_DJI_0118-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0108_DJI_0118-11.jpg\" alt=\"Forests\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Forests<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video from the fields around Wilson Creek:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mNKxAwbT5Mo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Appalachian_Trail_2\">Appalachian Trail 2<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Finally, just before 7pm, I crossed both Wilson Creeks and got back to the Appalachian Trail (cyan on map). After that, it was a steady uphill back to Grayson Highlands State Park. This section felt like a walk in the woods, typical of Blue Ridge Mountains. It was getting dark so I raced through it without much delay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-20\">\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\/29\/IMG_20220529_185936.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_185936.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190055.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190349.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190349.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190514.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190514.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The tree in the right in such an unusual shape.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190832.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190834.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190834.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_191008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_191008.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At least this part of the Appalachian Trail had decent drainage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_191320.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_191320.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_191424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_191424.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_192752.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_192752.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_192856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_192856.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-20\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_185936.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_190055.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_190349.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_190514.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_190832.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_190834.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_191008.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_191320.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_191424.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_192752.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220529_192856.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian 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-20, #splide-thumb-20 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Appalachian Trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_185936.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_185936.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190055.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190349.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190349.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190514.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190514.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The tree in the right in such an unusual shape.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190832.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_190834.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_190834.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_191008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_191008.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At least this part of the Appalachian Trail had decent drainage.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_191320.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_191320.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_191424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_191424.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_192752.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_192752.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/IMG_20220529_192856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220529_192856.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After the Appalachian Trail reaches the top of a ridge, it&#8217;s lined with groups of boulders. I climbed onto one of them for some views. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Much to my surprise, I got cellular signal there.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-21\">\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\/29\/P1020478.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020478.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Mountains of Grayson Highland\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains of Grayson Highland<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Appalachian Trail passed through the open field in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020463.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020463.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020477.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020477.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Appalachian Trail passed through the woods. Rolling mountains in the distant background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020481.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020481.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I hiked through earlier today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020483.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020483.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Hill of Boulders\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill of Boulders<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken later where I closed the long loop at Horse Trail North. I was sitting on some boulders like this about 10 minutes ago.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-21\">\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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020478.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Grayson Highland\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020463.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020477.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020481.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020483.jpg\" alt=\"Hill of Boulders\" \/><\/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-21, #splide-thumb-21 { 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\/29\/P1020478.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020478.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Grayson Highland\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains of Grayson Highland<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Appalachian Trail passed through the open field in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020463.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020463.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders along Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020477.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020477.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Appalachian Trail passed through the woods. Rolling mountains in the distant background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020481.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020481.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I hiked through earlier today.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020483.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020483.jpg\" alt=\"Hill of Boulders\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill of Boulders<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken later where I closed the long loop at Horse Trail North. I was sitting on some boulders like this about 10 minutes ago.<\/div>\n<p><\/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\/29\/P1020464_P1020476-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020464_P1020476-13.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North from Appalachian Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North from Appalachian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020487Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020487Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Horse\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/P1020488.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020488.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Horse\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horse<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As I was leaving the Appalachian Trail for the parking lot, I found these two horses not far from the trail. Since Grayson Highlands were popular for its wild ponies, I felt it\u2019s appropriate to end the day with them.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, I got back to the trailhead at 8:20pm, 11 hours after I started, finishing this very long day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third day of my 2022 Memorial Day weekend trip. I would be doing a long day hike in Virginia\u2019s Grayson Highlands State Park and the nearby Jefferson National Forest, featuring Mount Rogers as Virginia\u2019s highest elevation point,&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/29\/20220529grayson\/\">Read More<\/a><\/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":[584,585],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6612"}],"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=6612"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6705,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6612\/revisions\/6705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}