Backpacking The Original Blue Ridge Parkway

I was a Seasonal Interpretive Park Ranger during the summers of 1974,1975,1976, and 1977 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I just retired from 33 years of teaching Science in NC Public Schools. My goal is to Backpack the Blue Ridge Parkway from Jarman Gap in Shenandoah National Park to Milepost 469 in Cherokee, NC. I expect the hike to take ~40 days. This will bookend my 33 career as a Public School Teacher and allow me to place my career into perspective. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED- October 12, 2008

Monday, October 13, 2008

Just a Few of the Critters of the Blue Ridge Parkway

How Big a Boy Are You? Only ~2.5 Ft. and ~3 inches of Timber Rattlesnake

Beech Gap Tunnel Gap Area Monarch Migration

Did not see a single Bear, but this was the Mac Daddy evidence ~3 Pounds worth

Wooley Worm says
"Cold start to the winter followed by a warm spell and then a cold end to the Winter season."

Salamander found outside my tent door after 15 hours of steady rain

Katydid or Katydidn't

Just a few of the Critters I encountered on my walk on the Blue Ridge Parkway

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