The day wasn't that clear, but it was still a pretty hike with vast views, amazing rock formations, and un-vandalized trails. We started at the main park office and followed the Pinnacle trail nearly to the top where the Ridgeline trail began. The Ridgeline was just competed last year after decades of work and was hailed as a big win for both the North and South Carolina Parks.
It runs for a little over six miles to the border, which we discovered was the petroleum pipline from Atlanta. Exciting. I guess that was the one that was pumping slowly 18 months ago causing sky-high gas prices.
The entire trip was about 6 hours, and I sat-tracked myself on the return. Temps were in the 30's, but it really wasn't too bad since the wind was calm. Dexter walked for about five miles, but decided to ride when the trail became covered with snow.
It was nice, but it left me longing for Alaskan views ;)
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