Thanks Mark!
On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 5:19 PM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > Gonz wrote: > >>Missed going to GFM in June, so planning on going over there with my >>wife in the first part of July. She's always wanted to go and we want >>to escape the Texas heat for a little bit. We are staying in an inn >>in Blowing Rock. I've never gone on Mark's trek up the mountain, so >>we are going to attempt that one of the days. Not sure how long that >>takes, anybody know? Hopefully the weather is awesome and we can get >>some nice shots to share with the list. >> >>GFM opens at 8am and closes at 7pm. Sunrise is earlier than that and >>sunset is later than that. I don't know if they let you stay longer, >>I would like to get some sunset shots from the swinging bridge area. >>Do they mean you can't get out of the park after 7? > > I'm afraid the only way to get sunrise/sunset photos from the swinging > bridge, or anywhere else in the "road" side of GFM, is to be there for > the Nature Photography Weekend or the Camera Clinic Weekend (August). > You can get sunrise and sunset from out on the back country trails on > the mountain, but that means camping out on the mountain overnight > after hiking in from Boone Fork on the Blue Ridge Parkway or the > Profile Trail on Rt 105 (best spots are Watauga View, Calloway Peak > and Attic Window Peak). > > For doing the Attic Window hike (or any other hike on the trails) > download the map from by web site at > http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=58 (scroll down to the map > thumbnail). From the main entrance, drive up the Black Rock Parking > Area (the Grandfather Trail at the very top of the mountain is still > closed while they do trail repairs). From the far corner of the Black > Rock parking lot take the Grandfather Trail Extension up the > Grandfather Trail, turn right and continue along the trail, up ladders > and steep slopes. You'll pass MacRae Peak after about a mile and Attic > Window Peak about a quarter of a mile beyond that. Count on making > about 1 mile per hour on these trails. > > You can also start up the mountain from outside the park. One option > is to begin at the Boone Fork parking area on the Blue Ridge Parkway: > Take the Tanawha Trail either to the Daniel Boon Scout Trail and up > the mountain or to the Nuwati Trail and then Cragway Trail up the > mountain. Either route takes you up to Calloway Peak and the > Grandfather Trail which runs along the spine of the mountain. The > other starting point is the Profile Trail parking area on Route 105 on > the other side of the mountain. The Profile Trail also goes all the > way up to Calloway. If you go all the way to MacRae Peak, any of these > trail options should be considered an all-day affair. > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
