Today we did our next trip on the Greenbrier River Trail -- a 14-mile section from Anthony to Beard. We've now done almost half the trail: we turned around at milepost 39; halfway is about milepost 42.
We also saw bloodroot and Dutchman's breeches (photos in previous post).
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| Only a few relics of the railroad remain (other than the rail bed). This old crossing marker is at Beard. (Yes, that's the name of the small community -- hardly even a town -- along this section of the trail. |
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| The highlight of this section is the Droop Mountain Tunnel -- 402 feet long. Even though this is a relatively short tunnel, it is curved, so you can't see from one end to the other. The temperature inside the tunnel was very cool! |
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| Looking out the north end of the tunnel. (Obviously, it's at milepost 31.) |
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| The magic of Photoshop Elements' "Auto Smart Fix" filter brings out the detail in this shot looking back at the south entrance. The original photo was almost entirely black. |
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| A panorama of the river about 2 miles south of Beard. |
Today's Wildflower
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| Large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflora). The bloom starts out pure white, then slowly turns pink, then deep pink as it ages. |
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