Picture of the day - April 5, 2005

Carver's Gap

Roan Mountain is a 6,000+ foot peak in the Blue Ridge mountains. Sitting astride the Tennessee-North Carolina border, on a clear day you can see into both of those states and neighboring Virginia. Carver's gap offers easy access to the area's famous "balds" (grassy open areas) as well as the Appalachian Trail. This photo was taken from Round Bald (elev. 5,826 ft) which is just up the ridge from Carver's Gap. In the picture, Johnson City, TN lies to the northwest, the Virginia mountains are some distance to the north (straight ahead), and the North Carolina mountains lie to the east. The scenery of Carver's Gap and the Roan Mountain balds is considered by many Appalachian Trail hikers to be among the most beautiful of the entire 2,160 miles of the trail.   Picture Of The Day Homepage Interesting Articles