Pilot Mountain
Drove to Pilot Mountain north of Winston Salem (about 1.5hrs from Carrboro) to do some hiking and take some pictures.
approaching pilot mountain from US-52

pilot mountain from scenic overlook

old car found hiking in woods

remaining piece of license plate said “57″ (as in 1957)

closeup of the license plate

a view from the front (which is missing)

light falling against the door

first view from the top (of the little pinnacle)

pilot mountain with unknown mountains in the distance

“close-up” of the big pinnacle

a shadowy “super-close-up”

better view of the other mountains in the distance

neat close-up of some lichens

looking up the big pinnacle

hiking along the strenuous ledge spring trail

last view before calling it a day

Also see file this under “things not to do at 70mph”
Note: These photos originally appeared in my photo galleries.


comments: 3 so far...
Marty
Sorry to see you took down the photo galleries. I found the Pilot Mountain photos I was looking for, but they are no longer hi res enough to use as my desktop background. I know why you did it and don’t blame you. Nice blog though.
justin
Marty, if you want a high res version, just shoot me an email.
Marty
I sent you a message. Thanks a lot!