Van J. Wilson
@vanjwilson.bsky.social
Mushroom Rock State Park, Kansas, on July 17, 2025
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Mushroom Rock State Park, Kansas, on July 17, 2025
View of the antenae on top of Black Mountain, KY, the high point of Kentucky, on July 12, 2025.
Surrounded by trees, so there are no views looking out
Surrounded by trees, so there are no views looking out
July 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
View of the antenae on top of Black Mountain, KY, the high point of Kentucky, on July 12, 2025.
Surrounded by trees, so there are no views looking out
Surrounded by trees, so there are no views looking out
View from the top of Lonesome Pine Overlook, near Bryson City, NC, on June 28, 2025
July 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
View from the top of Lonesome Pine Overlook, near Bryson City, NC, on June 28, 2025
The top of The Pinnacle near Sylvia, NC, on October 3, 2020
June 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The top of The Pinnacle near Sylvia, NC, on October 3, 2020
Looking across the valley toward High Shoal Falls in South Mountains State Park, NC, on January 21, 2023
June 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Looking across the valley toward High Shoal Falls in South Mountains State Park, NC, on January 21, 2023
View of Mount Sunflower, Kansas state high point, July 15, 2024
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
View of Mount Sunflower, Kansas state high point, July 15, 2024
Looking East, toward Charlotte, NC, on June 22, 2019, from the top of Crowders Mountain in Crowders Mountain State Park
May 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Looking East, toward Charlotte, NC, on June 22, 2019, from the top of Crowders Mountain in Crowders Mountain State Park
View from Mount Frissell, the Connecticut high point, on January 31, 2024.
May 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
View from Mount Frissell, the Connecticut high point, on January 31, 2024.
Looking out of Window Cave, near Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on June 12, 2017
May 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Looking out of Window Cave, near Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on June 12, 2017
Looking down on the Delaware Water Gap from Mount Minsi, NJ, on April 14, 2023
April 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Looking down on the Delaware Water Gap from Mount Minsi, NJ, on April 14, 2023
Ghosts of EV chargers past: an old broken Signet charger at Matthews Station in Matthews, NC
April 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Ghosts of EV chargers past: an old broken Signet charger at Matthews Station in Matthews, NC
Wandering around the top of Black Elk Peak, the highest point in South Dakota, May 21, 2023
April 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Wandering around the top of Black Elk Peak, the highest point in South Dakota, May 21, 2023
View of the Potomac River from Weverton Cliffs in South Mountain State Park, Maryland, on August 21, 2022
April 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
View of the Potomac River from Weverton Cliffs in South Mountain State Park, Maryland, on August 21, 2022
Looking across Linville Gorge from the north ridge near Table Rock in North Carolina, May 30, 2015
March 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Looking across Linville Gorge from the north ridge near Table Rock in North Carolina, May 30, 2015
Looking north from Greybeard Mountain, toward a thunderstorm over the Black Mountains in North Carolina, June 16, 2018
March 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Looking north from Greybeard Mountain, toward a thunderstorm over the Black Mountains in North Carolina, June 16, 2018
Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park, near Oakley, KS, December 28, 2022
March 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park, near Oakley, KS, December 28, 2022
Looking down at Albuquerque, NM, from the top of Sandia Peak, January 1, 2023
March 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Looking down at Albuquerque, NM, from the top of Sandia Peak, January 1, 2023
Sunset from Grand Canyon Village, May 31, 2021
March 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Sunset from Grand Canyon Village, May 31, 2021
After a grueling 0.5 mile hike from the parking lot down the street, I finally made it to the Ebright Azimuth, the Delaware high point, on December 29, 2024.
February 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
After a grueling 0.5 mile hike from the parking lot down the street, I finally made it to the Ebright Azimuth, the Delaware high point, on December 29, 2024.
View from the Endless Wall Trail in New River Gorge National Park, WV, on December 26, 2021
February 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
View from the Endless Wall Trail in New River Gorge National Park, WV, on December 26, 2021
Looking west out of Palm Canyon, in Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in western Arizona, March 4, 2022
February 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Looking west out of Palm Canyon, in Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in western Arizona, March 4, 2022
View from the observation tower on top of Mount Mitchell, NC.
I had driven up to the top many times, but on Aug. 5, 2023—when I took this picture— I hiked the 4 miles and 3000-foot elevation gain from Black Mountain Campground. 5 of 5 stars, would recommend.
I had driven up to the top many times, but on Aug. 5, 2023—when I took this picture— I hiked the 4 miles and 3000-foot elevation gain from Black Mountain Campground. 5 of 5 stars, would recommend.
February 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
View from the observation tower on top of Mount Mitchell, NC.
I had driven up to the top many times, but on Aug. 5, 2023—when I took this picture— I hiked the 4 miles and 3000-foot elevation gain from Black Mountain Campground. 5 of 5 stars, would recommend.
I had driven up to the top many times, but on Aug. 5, 2023—when I took this picture— I hiked the 4 miles and 3000-foot elevation gain from Black Mountain Campground. 5 of 5 stars, would recommend.
Posting photos from old hikes I’ve done
View from the top of Table Rock (the South Carolina one), Feb. 20, 2021
View from the top of Table Rock (the South Carolina one), Feb. 20, 2021
February 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Posting photos from old hikes I’ve done
View from the top of Table Rock (the South Carolina one), Feb. 20, 2021
View from the top of Table Rock (the South Carolina one), Feb. 20, 2021
Posting photos from old hikes I’ve done
Looking down on Flagstaff, AZ, from the Fat Man Trail, on March 7, 2022.
Looking down on Flagstaff, AZ, from the Fat Man Trail, on March 7, 2022.
February 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Posting photos from old hikes I’ve done
Looking down on Flagstaff, AZ, from the Fat Man Trail, on March 7, 2022.
Looking down on Flagstaff, AZ, from the Fat Man Trail, on March 7, 2022.