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Virginia Creeper Trail
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 Wheels of an albatross571 viewsOldalbatross's trail transportation. Comfort bikes are great for us in the geriatric set.

One of the many high trestles along the Virginia Creeper Trail.
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 Creep across this532 viewsSo high it's scary. Located between Green Cove Station and White Top Station.
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 History428 viewsThe Creeper Trail is crossed by the world renowned Appalachian Trail near Damascus, VA., a well known AT town made up of locals and Thru hikers that could not forget it.
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 Slim515 viewsI brake for snakes.

Being of the Masonic order, I wanted to shake hands with Slim but, he has no hands.
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 Green Cove Station now.501 viewsThis station is just the way it was when the trains ran. You gotta come visit this place.

There are photos inside that show local folks sitting on a bench by the post office near the same pot belly stove,
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 Green Cove Station then.492 viewsTake notice the horse is pulling a sled. Little horse drawn carts did not work well on the mountain slopes.

I saw the Creeper a couple of times after moving to this area in 1976.
   
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