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Early morning run up through a blanket of clouds.
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Enjoy this view on the right side of the gorge along the Shortoff Mountain Trail.
Hiking along the Shortoff Ridge, there are many dead trees from forest fires and beetle infestations.
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Kevin Ball
Aug 12, 2018 near Glen Alpine, NC
“Early morning run up through a blanket of clouds.”  

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Early morning run up through a blanket of clouds.
Hiking along the Shortoff Ridge, there are many dead trees from forest fires and beetle infestations.
Hanging out on Shortoff Mountain. Tablerock Mountain (which looks like a nose) can be seen among the clouds in the distance.
great views along the trail.
This is the reward for climbing up on top of Shortoff Mountain! You can see the Linville River carving its way through the gorge with the peaks of Hawksbill and Table Rock (right) towering above.
Shortoff Mountain View, Pisgah National Forest.
The beautiful craggy edges of Shortoff.
Enjoy this view on the right side of the gorge along the Shortoff Mountain Trail.
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