Roan Highlands cover
Roan Highlands
May 23 – 24, 2025
Photos from my first solo backpacking trip. I did a ~15 mile out and back along the Roan Highlands section of the Appalachian Trail, mostly along the border of Tennessee and North Carolina.
An Appalachian Trail wooden marker.
Panoramic view of the Blue Ridge mountains.
Camp kitchen at a sunset overlook.
Evergreen silhouette against an orange sunset.
Glowing shrubs on a sunset ridge.
A grassy summit with orange flora.
A lone tree on a grassy bald.
Mountain view through branches.
A red tent with trekking poles.
Golden grass on a sunlit hillside.
Morning trail on an uphill path.
Sunburst through silhouetted trees.
Trekking poles silhouetted at sunrise.
Wispy clouds over a meadow in the morning.