tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post2267528848580943352..comments2024-03-28T06:33:02.850-07:00Comments on On My Own: Linn Cove Viaduct Boulder FieldSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-17070014861299452362022-11-25T06:20:54.991-08:002022-11-25T06:20:54.991-08:00It definitely was fantastic and I would do it agai...It definitely was fantastic and I would do it again for sure. I don't connect with folks on the road nearly as much as you do but I love it when I do.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-14433579585152310872022-11-21T16:10:06.194-08:002022-11-21T16:10:06.194-08:00Oh, I'm so glad you did this hike, and so glad...Oh, I'm so glad you did this hike, and so glad you loved it! We thought it was fantastic, too. Your photos turned out great! How fun that you connected with that sweet couple on the trail. :-) Laurelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-4381357356906117612022-11-21T15:57:12.053-08:002022-11-21T15:57:12.053-08:00Wow! Neat hike and great pictures! Well done make ...Wow! Neat hike and great pictures! Well done make it over and around all those rocks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-62504312096942996692022-11-21T08:54:57.085-08:002022-11-21T08:54:57.085-08:00Quite a fascinating hike and find, I especially li...Quite a fascinating hike and find, I especially liked the stacked rocks and the one waiting to tip over, thanks for sharing!Shaynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-25150060499124061962022-11-20T18:23:48.971-08:002022-11-20T18:23:48.971-08:00And I love your comments. Thank you so much for b...And I love your comments. Thank you so much for being so loyal. I agree, the engineering is far beyond me. David understood it, I can't begin to.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-74668235687551403752022-11-20T15:16:34.239-08:002022-11-20T15:16:34.239-08:00I'm caught up!!! But you're already in Flo...I'm caught up!!! But you're already in Florida :-) That viaduct is an engineering marvel. I'm always amazed what people can see on paper and make into reality on this scale. And the trail is incredible too! Through all those rocks and with all those rocks it is really different. Glad you made it through with both ankles in tact!! Fun to have a couple trail buddies for the return trip. Love that coral mushroom.Jodee Gravelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-10232687054522306582022-11-19T11:06:23.471-08:002022-11-19T11:06:23.471-08:00It was a great hike and with your truck camper you...It was a great hike and with your truck camper you could go anywhere in the East.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-22920856366324128182022-11-19T08:45:59.245-08:002022-11-19T08:45:59.245-08:00Wow, what an intense and amazing hike by the viadu...Wow, what an intense and amazing hike by the viaduct. Bonus was meeting the young hikers. You do find the prettiest places. Camping along the lake would be nice, and I'm probably small enough. Glad Sue could add the geology.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-33825420321046590802022-11-19T07:10:40.964-08:002022-11-19T07:10:40.964-08:00You are right Paul. I should have done some rock ...You are right Paul. I should have done some rock hugging but they were all SOoooo big.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-40576691364983308562022-11-19T07:10:12.522-08:002022-11-19T07:10:12.522-08:00So great to hear from you Sharon. Thanks for addi...So great to hear from you Sharon. Thanks for adding information here. The Crabtree Falls VC was a really lovely building being allowed to deteriorate sadly. Why would the park service, or the parkway allow that?Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-50083703823757401632022-11-19T06:59:22.276-08:002022-11-19T06:59:22.276-08:00What? No rock hugging? Maybe that was smart, the...What? No rock hugging? Maybe that was smart, the trees would have gotten jealous... :cDPaul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-9131009799114713272022-11-19T06:56:32.156-08:002022-11-19T06:56:32.156-08:00Your information is correct! BOTH of those Visito...Your information is correct! BOTH of those Visitor Centers have been closed for a long time and it's my understanding that Crabtree Falls VC is permanently closed. Such a shame as there was a cute cafe and gift shop inside that VC. The larger campsites and the dump station are in the campground loops across the Blue Ridge Parkway from where you were. Lots of sites there, both pull-through and back-in, that would love to host Winona. (Walking all the loops in that campground is one of my go-to exercise places when I am in Boone or Blowing Rock) I so enjoy seeing places that are so familiar to me through someone else's eyes!! Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408463925646609263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-47316636334596310092022-11-19T04:15:51.859-08:002022-11-19T04:15:51.859-08:00You are very welcome. Wish you weren't anonym...You are very welcome. Wish you weren't anonymous.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-5585606930965055132022-11-19T04:15:31.261-08:002022-11-19T04:15:31.261-08:00It was William and even had a tiny waterfall at th...It was William and even had a tiny waterfall at the end. How perfectSherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-54467446793400733242022-11-19T04:14:56.937-08:002022-11-19T04:14:56.937-08:00This is great Sue! Thanks so much for your geolo...This is great Sue! Thanks so much for your geologist's information.. I suspect the visitor center would have told me this had they been open. Here's another high quarrel I wish you'd been with me. I would have learned so much.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-75571939695802396272022-11-19T04:13:06.095-08:002022-11-19T04:13:06.095-08:00I thought it was amazing too Laurie. Is both the ...I thought it was amazing too Laurie. Is both the hike and the construction. Thanks for your commentSherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-88147297477629035372022-11-19T04:12:32.752-08:002022-11-19T04:12:32.752-08:00The rocky road, great title. Wish you had been wit...The rocky road, great title. Wish you had been with me So good to see you in the comments. Bring your face to mind.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-87469373786423299142022-11-19T04:11:30.752-08:002022-11-19T04:11:30.752-08:00Thanks for your comment Jeannie. I have had a love...Thanks for your comment Jeannie. I have had a lovely summer. Hope you get to do the Boulder hike and see the viaduct.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-61126062473091165142022-11-18T19:02:53.546-08:002022-11-18T19:02:53.546-08:00Thanks for showing another beautiful place in the ...Thanks for showing another beautiful place in the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-29738166694835549182022-11-18T14:09:30.573-08:002022-11-18T14:09:30.573-08:00Quite a hike!Quite a hike!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-10555428755859331432022-11-18T10:06:20.038-08:002022-11-18T10:06:20.038-08:00Lots of great photos, lots of mushrooms, and a ver...Lots of great photos, lots of mushrooms, and a very cool story about the viaduct, but not a word about what kind of rock those boulders are made of. I had to go look it up. I kept thinking it looked like granite but didn't have a clue that there was granite in that part of the Blue Ridge mountains. Sure enough, here you go, Sherry. <br /><br />The Blue Ridge province is a mountainous belt stretching from Pennsylvania southwest to Georgia. The mountains are made of highly deformed metamorphic rocks of largely Precambrian ages. These include schists, gneisses, slates, and quartzites, and are extensively intruded by igneous bodies.Apr 30, 2018 <br /><br />Yup, intruded igneous bodies are various forms of granitoid rocks, what we used to call granite. Sorry for the wonky comment but I just had to do it. Sue Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332448503740101970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-28507646284197120662022-11-18T06:46:43.234-08:002022-11-18T06:46:43.234-08:00An exhilarating hike to say the least. Always amaz...An exhilarating hike to say the least. Always amazed at the size of boulders and the way that the viaduct was constructed. owensontheroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076915620668491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-91998805610420495762022-11-18T06:38:30.773-08:002022-11-18T06:38:30.773-08:00Now THAT was some hike! The Rocky Road. I’d like...Now THAT was some hike! The Rocky Road. I’d like to have been there with you on this one. 👍🏽 Jodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-831855207327715792022-11-18T06:31:08.682-08:002022-11-18T06:31:08.682-08:00Now that was a fantastic hike! Cute couple. They l...Now that was a fantastic hike! Cute couple. They look really sweet. I did not know that viaduct was there at Grandfather Mountain. Hope we get to check it out some time. You've had a great summer! Thanks for sharing! Jeannienoreply@blogger.com