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.
Mountain view through branches.
Camp kitchen at a sunset overlook.
A lone tree on a grassy bald.
A grassy summit with orange flora.
Glowing shrubs on a sunset ridge.
Evergreen silhouette against an orange sunset.
A red tent with trekking poles.
Trekking poles silhouetted at sunrise.
Sunburst through silhouetted trees.
Morning trail on an uphill path.
Wispy clouds over a meadow in the morning.
Golden grass on a sunlit hillside.