Mountains 2012 Days 10 and 11

The weather forecast was dismal for our 10th day out.   We decided to hang around the campsite and ride out the storm when it came.   Would you believe there never was a storm and the passing cold front went through without a drop of rain in our area?

Tuesday morning was bright and clear with the morning low at about 50°f.....Brrrrr

With such a beautiful day, we decided to climb the peak at Hawksbill, which overlooks the Linville Gorge (deepest gorge in the eastern USA.)

Here are pics from our summit.

It was as clear a day as I have ever seen in the mountains in summer.  The humidity stayed low and it was an insanely beautiful day.    I have hiked this area extensively over the years and never summited Hawksbill.   We are so glad we did.

We leave for places south tomorrow,  so it is back to camp to start breaking down the compound.