I went down the Creeper Trail today from Abingdon to Watauga for the first time in over a year. Eric, you may remember the shot you said you really liked. Well......it can't be done any more. The tornado last April destroyed the trees along that stretch though it did not do any really bad damage to the houses in the area. A lot of them needed repair but I don't think any were completely destroyed. Here are some shots, and the two birds are a pair of Flickas or as the older folks call'em, Yellow Hammers. They are a type of woodpecker.