Big Run Watershed, June 22 - 23, 2007 Shenandoah National Park

Tom Herrick and Greg Scharer

Day 1 - Hike to Lewis Mountain Peak


Tom arriving at Lewis Mountain Campsite †


Tom at Lewis Mountain Overlook †


Rockytop Mountain from Lewis Mountain Overlook †


Tom and Greg ‡


Route to Lewis Mountain Summit †


Tom praying to mountain gods †


Between prayers †


Greg displaying libation †


Communing with nature †


View toward Austin and Furnance Mountains †


Rocks on summit †


Near Sunset over Shenandoah Valley †


Tom hunting for wildlife †


Stump owl ‡


Charred rock †


Approaching sunset †


Half Moon †


Sunset †


Sunset †


Sunset †


Sunset †


Sunset †


Note the blowing trees †


Note the blowing trees †


Lights coming on in Harrisonburg †


Smaller town north of Lewis mountain †

Day 2, Lewis Mt to Rockytop Mt to Browns Mt to Rocky Mt to Big Run to Browns Gap


Tent used as pillow †


Fog ‡


Tom in the morning †


Sunrise †


Sunrise †


Sunrise †


Sunrise †


Sunrise †


Last summer fire damage on Lewis Peak ‡


Fire damage along the Lewis Mountain trail ‡


Lewis Mountain from Rockytop Trail †


Tom with Lewis Mountain in Background †


Lewis Mountain summit detail ‡


Yellow flowers ‡


Blueberries on the trail †


Blueberry Detail †


Fire damage from c. 5 years ago on Rockytop ‡


Greg on the fireroad ‡


Greg at the bridge ‡


Tom under the bridge †


Big Run ‡


Bridge detail †


Rockytop rocks ‡


Tom on Browns Mountain †


Tom †


Greg and Tom on Browns Mountain †


Splitting tree detail †


Greg on Rocky Mountain overlook †


Greg and Tom on Rocky Mountain †


Cornsnake on the trail †


Cornsnake on Rocky Mt Run †


Cornsnake ‡


Tom at Mossy Falls on Rocky Mt Run †


After attitude adjustment †


Tom during final climb up Big Run Loop Trail †


Greg's sprained right ankle back home †


Day 1 map †


Day 2 map †

† Greg Scharer Photographer

‡ Tom Herrick Photographer