Linville Gorge Wilderness as seen from the atop Table Rock just as the sun sneaks behind late afternoon clouds. The pillar mid-left is called "the Camel" and is a favorite for climbers and peregrine falcons alike. Jeremy Agee and I did our first climbing here back when we were 12 and 11 respectively. It seems like an age ago but little has changed here in NC's wilderness. Just beyond and above the Camel, you can see a slight vertical edge, part of the Shortoff Mountain headwall--the ultimate end to Linville Gorge. Somewhere between the Camel and Shortoff is the North Carolina Wall and the Ampitheatre, home to many a beautiful long traditional routes.