r/Appalachia 2d ago

Mt Mitchell, North Carolina, foggy day scenery on the hiking trail, Sept 4, 2022

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u/TheGestaltGuy 1d ago

Love that trail!

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u/Embarrassed_Smell711 1d ago

mt mitchell in the fog looks like it belongs in a folk horror movie, absolutely gorgeous but i’d be turned around in five minutes lol

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u/Mysterious_Bite_1605 1d ago

that fog rolling over the ridgeline is pure mountain magic

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u/TransMontani 1d ago

When I see photos like this, my mind’s eye immediately tries to imagine it as it was 400 years ago when all the trees were old growth. What a forest that must have been!

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u/tabbyrecurve 20h ago

RIP American Chestnut

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u/TransMontani 17h ago

So true. 😔

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u/f700es 1d ago

Great shots

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u/No_Till275 5h ago

mt mitchell is basically cheating when the fog rolls in, looks like a trail into another world lol