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Sunset as seen from Big Meadows

Sunset as seen from Big Meadows

Hiking to Millers Head Point, Dark Hollow Falls, and sunset in Big Meadows

October 20, 2016 by Joel Housman
The view along Millers Head trail looking out over the Shenandoah Valley.

The view along Millers Head trail looking out over the Shenandoah Valley.

Miller's Head Trail

Miller's Head Trail

The view from Miller's Head observation post at the end of the ridge. The view is looking south-south east down the Shenandoah Valley.

The view from Miller's Head observation post at the end of the ridge. The view is looking south-south east down the Shenandoah Valley.

An old dead hemlock tree along the trail down to Dark Hollow Falls.

An old dead hemlock tree along the trail down to Dark Hollow Falls.

The base of Dark Hollow Falls.

The base of Dark Hollow Falls.

Dusk at Big Meadows, looking south at the ridge I took the sunset photo from earlier.

Dusk at Big Meadows, looking south at the ridge I took the sunset photo from earlier.

And then I tried something I've never done before and held my iPhone 7's camera up to the viewfinder of my telescope. Here's the moon.

And then I tried something I've never done before and held my iPhone 7's camera up to the viewfinder of my telescope. Here's the moon.

October 20, 2016 /Joel Housman
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