Stairway to heaven
| 30 Aug 2017 | 01:04

Banjo playing Lacey Liptack of Lafayette creates the mood with her bucolic strumming.

A Stairway hiker rests and enjoys the view.

PHOTOS BY JANET REDYKE A view from the Appalachian Trial's Stairway to Heaven is bright and spectacular on a late summer afternoon.

Champ the German Shepherd is ready to make the trek back down.

How these rocks got here is a bit of mystery, but they mark the upcoming panoramic view of Vernon.