P H O T O E S S AY LEFT: Shot from a helicopter, this Horseshoe section of the Watauga River is along Wilbur Lake, Tennessee. The Appalachian Trail traverses the over 6,000-acre Big Laurel Branch Wilderness along the ridge-top in this photo. PHOTO BY TODD BUSH ABOVE: View of Blackwater Falls from the steps descending to the viewing platform; Blackwater Falls State Park, Tucker County, West Virginia. PHOTO BY CONNIE MANCHESTER JULY/AUGUST 2020 41