Every Sunday, I do a break of dawn hike somewhere around Washington. We have extraordinary trails in this area. One of my favorite is Billy Goat Trail. Here are a few pictures of the dawn on Billy Goat this morning at 6 am.
There was flooding along all along the trail. I was hiking in Utah last week but it is clear that the flood was huge judging from the mud and debris. Hiking was a bit slower because I broke a little toe in the Narrows in Zion National Park but it was still great. I ran into about ten giant vultures on the trail which were very impressive to see up close.
Beautiful photos. Thank you for sharing them.
Beautiful, and what a lovely way to start the day.
“Dawn on Billy Goat’s Trail” …sounds like an Irish Ballad.
On the other hand,
“Down on Billy Goat’s Trail…” sounds like a good lead into a Southern Rock song.
Either way; it’s music to my ears.
Not to be confused with the Iron Goat Trail in Washington. Some friends and I hiked this before it was designated as such. It’s an abandoned mountain railroad line with several tunnels constructed by Great Northern in the 1890’s.
http://www.irongoat.org/
Stunning.
The only Billy Goat “trail” that I am familiar with is on Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago!
Nice. The light at dawn is beautiful.
This brings back memories: I’ve hiked the Billy Goat Trail several times, but was never there at dawn. You would hardly know you’re so close to D.C.
Those vultures probably sensed you had a broken toe and were just waiting for the cougar to reappear and finish you off.
Cool!
Working through pain, the mark of a true hiker.
Lovely view for a hike.
Can one drink the water?