Description:  From the parking area, the trail gains 722 feet in 1.2 miles to the summit of Mount Pisgah.  There’s a TV tower on the summit and a wooden observation deck. 

Narrative:  I awoke the next morning at 8:00 AM.  It was 49.1 degrees Fahrenheit at 8:00 EDT.  I think it really did get down to 40 degrees Fahrenheit last night.  I felt tired with only 5 hours of sleep but oh well - I’m here to enjoy the scenery - not sleep.  I drove back to the parkway and enjoyed the scenic drive traveling to Mt Pisgah.  The sun peeked through the windblown clouds as I stood in the 43.5 degree Fahrenheit temperature atop Mount Pisgah.  As I neared the summit, I was surprised to spot a TV tower in the misty white.  I’m reminded slightly of La Punta, PR.  My hat blew off the platform railing and landed in a bush.  I crammed through the railing and with outstretched arm, grasp it tightly in my palm.  Then I descended 1.2 miles back down to the parking area in 24 minutes averaging 2.9 mph. 

Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway  

Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway