White top mountain virginia, 12-24-11

[JeepsAndGuns]

Went to visit my family in southwest VA over the holidays. While up there I decided to go up to white top. My grandparents dont live too far from it, and I hadnt been since I was a kid.
Took a few pics while I was there, figured I would share them.
This was mid day, and there was still ice all over everything taller than ankle high. All the tree branches had a ice trails growing off one side anywhere from 1-2 inches long, some even longer. Very interesting.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/JeepsAndGuns/phone054.jpg

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Ice growing on a tree branch

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/JeepsAndGuns/phone052.jpg

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More ice, very cool looking.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/JeepsAndGuns/phone060.jpg

Ice on the backside of a rock.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/JeepsAndGuns/phone062.jpg

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Now a couple shameless Jeep pics :happy:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/JeepsAndGuns/phone057.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/JeepsAndGuns/phone063.jpg


And last a short video of part of the drive up. I started recording a little over half way up, shortly after the ice started. I took a couple more videos once at the top, I will try to get them uploaded to youtube, didnt have enough time today.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cf_PFrRKP4&feature=youtu.be

[EagleMark]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing your adventure! About 30 years ago I spent 10 days on a Harley trip from New Jersey and was in Northern Virginia around Seven Bends of Shanandowy (sp?) River! Beautiful! :happy:

[rts91tsi]

Great pictures and video! Nice Jeep too! :rockon:

[1project2many]

Nice! That rock is very cool.

I guess we northerners have a bad habit of imagining everything south of PA to be 60 degrees and sunny every day. Kind of makes up for all the days it's 6 degrees and the sun's only a memory. :)

[JeepsAndGuns]

Yea, well, I am back in bama and it was in the 60's yesterday, and its 8:45 am right now and is up to 61 outside. But cloudy, slight chance of rain.