Watch the Sunrise Along the Appalachian Trail, Near the James River

Jeff Edwards August 13, 2017

Remember when the silence woke us? We crawled out of the tent just in time to see the sun rise. Virginia's Piedmont region seemed to spread out below us.

View sunrise on the Appalachian Trail, high above the James River (central Virginia)

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