Mount Weather – Kingsnake's Home Den

I was hoping for more fall color, but my A.T. hike was a week early. This tree is a Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica), aka black tupelo, or sour gum. Photo taken with my new OM System Tough TG-7 pocket camera.

A.T.: Mount Weather to Snickers Gap

2026-10-02 Hiking 0

Last April, on a Friday, I hiked the Appalachian Trail from Ashby’s Gap to Mount Weather. But the afternoon traffic on I-81 back to Hagerstown […]

Ashby's Gap on the Appalachian Trail was foggy & chilly. I wore a hoodie, and hoped it would not rain. Note the A.T. blaze. One blaze indicates trail goes straight; two offset blazes indicates left or right turn.

A.T.: Ashby’s Gap to Mount Weather

2026-04-03 Hiking 0

On our last visit to Maryland, I biked the Great Allegheny Passage from Cumberland to Frostburg. Afterwards, I started breaking down the remaining GAP Trail […]