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The peak featured in today's photo is Whitetop Mountain,
Virginia's second highest peak at 5,520 feet. Located in Grayson County,
Whitetop is just a short drive (or hike up the Virginia Creeper
Trail) from
scenic Damascus, Va and nearby
Abingdon.
The light brown area just to the right of the peak is a huge open field that
covers several hundred acres right on the side of the mountain. The world-famous
Appalachian Trail that extends all the way from Maine to Georgia runs right
through the middle of this open area!
This particular photo of Whitetop Mountain was taken from Meadowview, Va with a
pair of binoculars that includes a built-in digital camera. If I could have
taken the picture in the morning instead of later in the afternoon Whitetop
would have really been white due to an overnight snowfall. An opportunity lost
for sure...
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