The weather down south has been unseasonably warm lately. I took advantage and headed up to the Blue Ridge Parkway recently. The trail we were after was gated shut, but we did find a pathway up to the top of Black Balsam Knob. Very cool place – a 6000+ foot mountain completely covered in grass and small shrubs.
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| From [Feb 2011 Blue Ridge Parkway](https://picasaweb.google.com/timdonlan/Feb2011BlueRidgeParkway?feat=embedwebsite) |
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| From [Feb 2011 Blue Ridge Parkway](https://picasaweb.google.com/timdonlan/Feb2011BlueRidgeParkway?feat=embedwebsite) |
The view is spectacular (360 degree panorama):