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Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Hurricane Sandy dumped snow along the Blue Ridge Mountains in 2012, but it didn't hang around long with the rising temperatures. In Montebello, atop Spy Rock (e...
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Hurricane Sandy dumped snow along the Blue Ridge Mountains in 2012, but it didn't hang around long with the rising temperatures. In Montebello, atop Spy Rock (el. 3885) the vantage point is jaw-dropping on a clear day, but a day in the clouds isn't half bad. This view is looking east into the Tye, Piney, and James River valley below.
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Canon EOS REBEL T2i

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Aperture f/11 ISO 100 Shutter 1/10 Focal Length 18/1

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Apr, 2019

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