14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The hand of a squall drifting over the Linville Gorge
I was almost at the halfway point of a 10 mile loop hike through the Linville Gorge, spending most of the first day following the river until taking Pitch-In trail up to the middle of the ridge. Stopping to take off my pack and rest after a hot and sweaty climb, I suddenly noticed rain clouds to the south were drifting with a cold wind directly toward the exposed rock where I was laying. Shortoff Mountain is in the background.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2016 |
Date Uploaded: | 08.2016 |
Photo Location: | North Carolina, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON D40 |
Copyright: | © Sean McBride |