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Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
Scales is a trailhead with a grassy fenced parking area where the Forest Service permits free camping.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
Wild horses and free range cows keep the southern balds from becoming over grown. Watch for cow pies.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
View from Wilburn Ridge.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
Lush understory.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
Wild pony.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
Wild pony near Grayson Highlands State Park.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
View from Wilburn Ridge.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
Forest floor along the Pine Mountain Trail.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
Road warning sign at the bottom of the Scales access road.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
View from Wilburn Ridge.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
View of Wilburn Ridge from Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain is a classic southern bald with grassy open mountain tops.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
Trail Junction near Rhododendron Gap.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
09/03/2017
View from Wilburn Ridge.