We took off with Cliff after the rain on Friday afternoon to Rising Fawn. I know that isn't a far "get away" from home, yet the porch and the fenced in dog pen had gotten our attention.
It was a wonderful place for us and Cliff!
There was a peace pole outside the front door. Peace poles are meaningful to me and this one had several things that caught my attention.
The screened in back porch was perfect for us and Cliff. It was a wonderful place for coffee, reading, writing, and dinner our first night.
We walked the Sitton Gulch Trail on Saturday morning. It was our 2nd time there; Cliff's first. There was so much trillium! Some of it was already blooming. There were many other wild flowers-- tooth wort, anemone, yellow things that I forgot their name, etc. The creek, was flowing quite nicely.
After a break back at our place, we took Cliff to Cloudland Canyon State Park. We went to the 2nd overlook, then walked a portion of the blue trail. Then we drove to the back side a went on the Pathkiller Loop Trail. It was a 1.1 trail, going through the woods and coming out onto a road to take back to the cars. We probably did about 4 miles total.
We stopped at the Guild Trail on our way home today. We walked in to the 2nd Bridge and back. We saw the Incline go by twice (no photos).
Cliff was a trooper during our expeditions.
It was good to have some nature/outdoor time this weekend and some time away.
Peace, be still.
Deb
Loved reading this. How difficult were the trails? I need easy with nothing steep.
ReplyDeleteThe Sitton Gulch Trail is fairly flat, to a point. We have hiked the entire trail, up to the waterfalls before, but did not do that this time. This time we walked in and took the wildflower trail (comes back to main trail) and the case trail (also comes back to main trail). The Pathfinder Trail up at Cloudland Canyon was flat. You can walk the walkway there along the canyon for a good view. Best part--once you pay the $5 fee for the day, hold onto the pass for other locations.
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ReplyDeleteGot it! :)
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