Yesterday our hiking group hiked the Henry Lanun Loop Trail at Mount Pleasant in Amherst County. This is a not-too-difficult trail with stunning views and lots of interesting wildflowers.
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| The east side of Pompey Mountain had numerous small streams to cross. |
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| The summit of Mt Pleasant has rocky outcrops at the northwest and southeast ends. This is the outcrop at the west end. |
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| The view from the west summit is about 180°. This is a small portion of the view looking southwest. |
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| The rocks at the east summit are easier to get to and move around on. The tops of the peaks clearly have fewer leaves on the trees than the lower elevations do. |
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| Looking to east and the agricultural lands of the piedmont. |
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| We liked the way these large boulders were stacked - and how it looked as if the tree was holding them in place. They also reminded us of the rock niches where early Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka took shelter. |
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