A Long Walk

[beachcomber]

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu

The simplicity of snow covered trees, and journey begun, I like it Mike, its an excellent picture

[shmelly]

Great picture Mike, love the fence leading into the forrest.

[fstopMike]

Originally Posted by pjflan7

Cool, I have been in that very same spot last year.....Newfound Gap is one of the best places to get up early and sit in the parking lot and wait for the sun to rise.

I've never done that one, Patrick, but I'll bet it's spectacular.

Originally Posted by zenali

What a fantastic sign! That is a great shot. Makes me want to pull on my walking boots...

Make sure they're good and new. You might wear them out after 2,000 miles!

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

Hi Mike - this is a stunning photo ... and by using the portrait mode, it gives it a lot of depth .. very well photographed

Thank you so much, Hayward!

Originally Posted by SoxAddict

Beautiful photo MIke. I love the snowy, frosty scene. Seems like it's a long walk ahead for the hikers though! I bet you preferred being in your hot tub!

I'll take a hot tub and a glass of wine over a 2,000 mile hike in winter just about every time!

Originally Posted by Ella1267

Awesome photo....looks very cold.

Around 30 degrees or so. Brisk and refreshing, what my Canadian friends would call balmy...

[Chewys Dad]

Really nice shot Mike! I have friends who have hiked that trail. I can't imagine hiking the whole thing. Must be quite and adventure.
Thanks for sharing this
Michael.

[FoG]

Nice shot mike but I had to gasp at te 1972 bit wow that'd be into the Sea here lol talk about putting perspective into a walk !

[fstopMike]

Originally Posted by bascott

Great capture Mike, the snow on the branches and composition......perfect!

Thanks so much, Brian!

Originally Posted by Boscopix

Holy crap that is a long walk!
Nice wintery shot!!

Thanks for looking!

Originally Posted by kgb224

A long walk indeed.I wouldn't mind to join the walk.Thank you for sharing.

Thanks, kgb. Even a short walk would have been nice.

Originally Posted by VegasMike

Nice capture, Mike. Sure hope you weren't set out for Maine!


Mike

Nope, I was set out for Gatlinburg, TN, so I got back in my warm car and used some horsepower to get me there.

Originally Posted by vimalkv

Beautiful shot Mike..Love the composition...TFS

Thanks for the comment, Vimal

[fstopMike]

Originally Posted by lindyannajones

Traveling a part of the Appalachian Trail has long been a desire of mine. Just seeing the distance, grasping that it runs through the whole of the Eastern states gives me a fresh perspective on the length of this trail. The breadth surely must be in the history and biology--and those would make fine journies, too. You've peaked my interest. I hear Woody singing another chorus of This Land, too.

We casually toss out from Georgia to Maine, but not stopping to think about how far that really is! This is at the Tenn-NC border so there's got to be about 100 miles just to get to this point.

Originally Posted by tycooder

Nice Mike love the way the fence dissapears as you follow it along

Thanks Ty, good thing it's not fenced the whole way!!

Originally Posted by jennie

Mike! the trail is so pretty! you have to excuse that eye-popping gesture coz i never experienced snow before..want to trade your snow with my blue skies? hehe..

C'mon up, Jennie! We'll go look for some snow. we'd have to travel a little farther North, because where I live, we hardly ever see it, so I'm just about as wide-eyed as you are when I see it.

[fstopMike]

Originally Posted by dvetter

Mike that is a very long walk..but I can only imagine the photo ops on the journey!

There's got to be a bundle of ops in that distance!

Originally Posted by skyline photo

Good stuff mike. Looks like winter. I love it

Just a little taste at the higher elevations in Tennessee, but I'm sure Vermont and Maine would certainly make up for that.

Originally Posted by Bernzfotos

Well done Mike, Long tramp in cold conditions like that. Cheers, Bernz

My niece has actually wallked the entire route, about 2100 miles.

Originally Posted by beachcomber

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu

The simplicity of snow covered trees, and journey begun, I like it Mike, its an excellent picture

Steve, I'm continually amazed at the number of verses and quotes you know. Thanks for the comment

Originally Posted by shmelly

Great picture Mike, love the fence leading into the forrest.

Thanks so much for the comment, Michele.

[DRs]

Must have enjoyed the trip. I like this nature shot. Thanks for sharing Mike.

[dizwold]

nice shot mike
is this the trail that Bill Bryson wrote about in his book Backwoods??
great stuff
mike