Craggy Pinnacle

Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
6/27/2024	1 mile	1 hour 14 minutes	272'	1.5 mph	452.1 miles

Parking: 

• Craggy Dome Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway

Map:

• Gaia app

Directions:

• From the trail from the parking area to the summit, taking the 2 spur trails along the way.

After hiking at Craggy Gardens, we stopped by Craggy Pinnacle for a sunset hike. As sometimes is the case, we were socked in with clouds. We hung out at the top, practicing patience. Luckily, we were rewarded, and did get to see the sun. A very red sun, but not a lot of sky color as we were in the clouds.

Are ticks bad this year in NC? I came home from the hike and found an attached tick on my knee. I was wearing long pants while hiking. This is the third attached tick I've had this week. Krumm has had a few this week too, but all of them have been dead due to his meds.

We were in the clouds by the time we got to the parking lot.

Can't see Craggy Dome....

Love this tree

Mountain Laurel

Galax

View from the first spur trail.

More unripe blueberries

St. John's Wort

The trail to the lower overlook was overgrown.

Lower overlook, the sun was completely hidden by clouds

A mountain peeking through the clouds

Sunset from the upper overlook

Starting to set