Located in Shenandoah National Park along the Skyline Drive is this large talus field flowing downward from the top of Blackrock Mountain. Is it a talus field of scree field? I believe this falls into the "larger rock" talus category. The views are to the west.
The Skyline Drive runs the length of the park along a ridge with a few gaps that have crossing roads. As a result, there are many short trails to the top of the ridge. This part of the park seems to have a number of talus fields on the west facing slopes.
The Appalachian Trail runs parallel to the road, crossing it many many times. This allows for many different approaches of varying lengths. Blackrock is no exception.
Talus fields are the result of a very long weathering process reducing mountains to smaller debris.
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