After the fun of the rock scramble along the Bearfence Mountain trail, which was only about a mile all total...we headed out in the early afternoon to the Hawksbill Loop Trail for a little 3 mile hike, part of it along the AT! Here's some of what we saw!!!
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| Is there a flower more graceful than the Columbine? |
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| A precursor of sights to come.... |
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| The flowers and the butterflies were nutters!!! |
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| I had read of these rock formations, called a 'talus slope' or 'scree', where rocks have basically tumbled down the mountain. But, had never seen one ~ til now!!! |
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| These areas were hot and sunny (given the absence of tree cover) and had their own little ecosystem with very different vegetation. |
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| Crazy, right???? |
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| Shooting butterflies!!! |
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| On top of the world ~ with grand vistas, beautiful flowers, and incredible butterflies! |
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| Heading back down into the cool, green woods, we found other inhabitants! |
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| "Who you look'in at???" |
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| And while driving back to the Lodge...these fabulous Turks Cap Lilies!! Loveliness along the roadside!!! |
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| A fit ending to a magnificent day spent enjoying nature's glory. |
So fortunate to have experienced another day in appreciation of all things....great and small. - les
These photographs are absolutely fabulous! I'm glad y'all had such a lovely time.
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