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Photo Album - Roll 1

As we receive photos from Downunda they will be posted here. Photos from his previous Hike can be found on the 2000 Hike Site.

The photos on this page were taken between Damascus (544 miles) and Jenkins Shelter (568 miles)

 

30th April 2002
Downunda in front of the Mt Rogers Hostel in Damascus.
30th April 2002
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30th April 2002
Downunda at the Saunders Shelter
1st May 2002
The AT & The Virginia Creeper Trail share a common path for a while.

1st May 2002
The Luther Hassinger Memorial Bridge, 540ft AT bridge before Lost Mountain Shelter.
2nd May 2002
A view of the AT about 1 mile south of Mt Rogers
2nd May 2002
Deer in front of Mt Rogers Shelter (photographer from 'Backpacker' magazine in foreground)
2nd May 2002
Downunda overlooking The Grayson Highlands

2nd May 2002
Wild ponies on Grayson Highands
3rd May 2002
Old Orchard Shelter, Mile 494.4
3rd May 2002
Crossing a stream just before the Raccoon Branch Shelter
4th May 2002
The AT passing thru a meadow after the Raccoon Branch Shelter

4th May 2002
AT footbridge over the south fork of the Houston River
4th May 2002
Deldoc with GPS mapping gear
5th May 2002
Nice view, looking east
5th May 2002
Chatfield Shelter, just passing thru

5th May 2002
Following Deldoc at Mile 528 just after Settler's Museum
5th May 2002
Overlooking Valley with IS81 just to be seen in background. At mile 530
6th May 2002
North Fork of the Holston River (left). Trail crosses small concrete bridge at mile 540
6th May 2002
Knot Maul Shelter with Polish Ninja (L) and Real (R)

7th May 2002
Early AM view of the Trail bridge 2 mile after Knot Maul Shelter, Ishmail & Grinder's tent at left
7th May 2002
View of the AT
7th May 2002
Looking west toward West Virginia. Mile 554 near Walker Gap
8th May 2002
Jenkins Shelter with Krankin (R), Grinder (C) and Ishmail (L)

8th May 2002
Grinder & Ismail crossing at Footbridge over the Laurel Creek. Mile 568.6

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