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Monday, January 26, 2009

Sharp Top Mountain



In 1943, 5 Army men were killed when they crashed their B25 into Sharp Top Mountain. This view of the mountain is taken from Elk Run Trail at Peaks of Otter

You can read more about the crash
HERE

And you can read more about Peaks of Otter HERE

I know, I'm back running photos of Peaks of Otter, but we haven't been anywhere else since, it's cold!
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20 comments:

  1. OlivierJanuary 26, 2009 at 1:27 AM

    sur cette photo, la montagne semble mystérieuse, inaccessible.

    in this photo, the mountains seem mysterious and inaccessible.

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  2. PAKJanuary 26, 2009 at 4:23 AM

    It's really 'sharp top mountain'. (In Beskidy Mountains we have mountain called Stożek (cone), but only top is similar to the cone, and not from all the views.)

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  3. angelaJanuary 26, 2009 at 4:43 AM

    I'm very happy to be seeing these photos having read so much about the Blue Ridge Parkway. Such wilderness simply doesn't exist here..

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 5:47 AM

    Mountains are always beautiful to look at day after day. I'm sure you know a lot about the weather just by the changing view of the mountain.

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  5. PeterParisJanuary 26, 2009 at 6:03 AM

    A really nice sharp top! Did any otters ever reach it? ... and you?

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 6:31 AM

    Isn't that just the prettiest mountain peak? and yes... it's been cold. Froze my fingers off taking photos a few days ago.... aaah, the things we do for blog photos, eh?

    Di
    The Blue Ridge Gal

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  7. Jim KlenkeJanuary 26, 2009 at 7:20 AM

    Thats the kind of forest I would like. Very dense. I can see why its call Sharp Top.

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  8. brattcatJanuary 26, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    What a wonderful mountain. It's the precise shape that children draw when they draw mountains.

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  9. UnknownJanuary 26, 2009 at 7:40 AM

    It looks like an ancient pyramide! :-)

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  10. Gigi AnnJanuary 26, 2009 at 9:06 AM

    Unique looking 'sharp top mountain' what a view.

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  11. GeorgeJanuary 26, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    I know how you feel -- it's cold here also. The mountain has a most appropriate name.

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  12. Ken MacJanuary 26, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    you ever head up there and look for wreckage?

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  13. marleyJanuary 26, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    You can see why it got its name! Sad about the crash.

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  14. LoisJanuary 26, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    I like the way you took this picture looking at the mountain through the trees. Nice perspective!

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  15. WalkerJanuary 26, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    I like the view through the trees.

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  16. HopeJanuary 26, 2009 at 7:59 PM

    Thanks for the encouraging words you've continued posting on my blog during my 2 week break. I will try to start my blog up again. :)

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  17. gogouciJanuary 26, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    Interesting land formation. I definitely understand why the name Sharp Top.

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  18. TashJanuary 27, 2009 at 12:31 AM

    very cool shot - the peak makes a perfect triangle and it's neat how it can be seen thru the woods. sad about the crash.

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  19. TashJanuary 27, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    PS During the break, we went to Palm Springs Air Museaum and talked to a lot of great old guys who survived WWII as crew on B-25s and B-17s. Fascinating stories and I just love that they are around to tell them. We also met a WAC who wrote several books on the women pilots during the war.

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  20. DaveJanuary 27, 2009 at 11:35 PM

    I looked at the photos and read about the crash. It was very interesting. A careless mistake by an air controller. I was amazed at the young ages of the flyers too. Thanks for this Tanya. - Dave

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