Hooligan North Of High Rock, Md, 12/12/09

North of High Rock, the A. T. begins a steep, rocky descent almost 600 feet from approximately 1830 feet elevation to 1250 feet elevation along the southwest slope of Quirauk Mountain. There are several switchbacks on the descent. It seemed to me that there are more white blazes for southbounders than for northbounders, so look behind you if you think you have lost the trail. This is a view from the trail looking east from a location approximately 0.3 mile north of the High Rock access trail. To the left of the trail is a small cave in the rock, which Hooligan decided to explore, and from which he was able to climb up onto the rock formation. SoBo 1126.7. NoBo 1051.4.