First of Spring Hike In The Mountains

[Mistwalker]

Well…since it is spring, and today was the last day of Sarah’s Spring Break…and since she was nice enough to take me out for coffee a couple of days ago…I decided to take her and hit the woods for a while to see what signs of spring we could find....not many. We went up to the Indian Rock House again, all the leaves are still down so you can see further in these pics than in the ones from last summer.


My Sarah, and the trail ahead.

Still signs of winter around…guess we had a good nut crop this year, the squirrels didn’t eat all the hickory nuts as I found a lot of them.

Then I found this burl and thought of BB.

The sky was nice and blue.

and it was pretty warm.. See Mice..it really is her knife

Found an odd rock..

then finally made it to the stairs

Guess I was moving fast enough and she got worried about me…guess I’m not supposed to stop and look at anything….

It’s funny…I have pictures from the winter of ferns all pretty and green right next huge icicles but now they’re mostly all brown.

We stopped under the shelter rock and Sarah decided to draw with charcoal from a previous fire…first she left evidence of her passing I suppose…

Then she drew a compass as I wandered around the area taking pictures

I found another burl; this one was about three feet in diameter.

This is a shot looking back at Sarah under the shelter

Then I went back and we went the other way.. over the rocks the trail winds on and on

 

[MartinK9]

Looks like you two had a great day out. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mesquite]

Nice post MW, lovely countryside Makes me wish I could get my daughter to join me for the occasional walk but tried and failed she has no interest at all

 

[Mistwalker]

Looks like you two had a great day out. Thanks for sharing.

It was a great day, thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

Nice post MW, lovely countryside Makes me wish I could get my daughter to join me for the occasional walk but tried and failed she has no interest at all

Sarah has always been interested but she's getting to "that age" and I am trying to get as much time in with her as I can before boy-friends and work take that time away from me. I'm going to miss these hikes.

 

[traderran]

Hi Bry they grow up all to soon. Our-es are all grown an gone
that rock looks interesting ever hear of the K.O.G.C. a Good friend has been looking for that treasure for 40 years. You never know

 

[Mistwalker]

Hi Bry they grow up all to soon. Our-es are all grown an gone
that rock looks interesting ever hear of the K.O.G.C. a Good friend has been looking for that treasure for 40 years. You never know

Yes...they do.

Never heard of it, what is it?

 

[Chinkapin]

mistwalker: I run across a rock just like that every once in a while in the Ozarks. They are a natural rock although they can look sort of man-made. The odd thing about them is that I have never seen two or more together in the same place. Whatever conditions made them were few and far between and apparently very localized. I suppose a geologist could tell you what they are.

 

[traderran]

mistwalker
Knights of the golden circle some believe they hid a large treasure after the civil war

 

[hanzo]

Mistwalker, I am glad you seized the moment and spent it with Sarah. I try to spend lots of time with my kids too. You can always make more money, but never get time back. Thanks for sharing your time with her with us.

 

[Mistwalker]

Mistwalker, I am glad you seized the moment and spent it with Sarah. I try to spend lots of time with my kids too. You can always make more money, but never get time back. Thanks for sharing your time with her with us.

Thank You, my thoughts exactly. Seems like just yesterday was her first day at school now in two years she starts college.

 

[Nagual]

Lovely pictures as usual Mistwalker. You certainly are blessed to near such a beautiful land.

 

[Mistwalker]

Lovely pictures as usual Mistwalker. You certainly are blessed to near such a beautiful land.

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed them.

Yes , I know that I am indeed blessed. I can't wait to see it all in full life again. Don't get me wrong, I love the Autumn, and even the winter but after three months of lifelessness it's always good to see the green growth again.

 

[Grey Owl]

Good to see the white blazes of the AT again. I spent three years living at a camp whose property was adjacent to the trail. As a result I spent uncounted days hiking, wandering, sitting, and sleeping on that long narrow strip of sanity.

It makes me miss the early spring back east, in fact, I can almost taste the water of my favorite spring, Thanks for transporting me back.

 

[Shewie]

Lovely pics again MW

 

[Mistwalker]

Good to see the white blazes of the AT again. I spent three years living at a camp whose property was adjacent to the trail. As a result I spent uncounted days hiking, wandering, sitting, and sleeping on that long narrow strip of sanity.

It makes me miss the early spring back east, in fact, I can almost taste the water of my favorite spring, Thanks for transporting me back.

Glad you enjoyed the pictures, I sure enjoyed the hike!

Lovely pics again MW

Thanks Shewie, I'm glad you liked them. Sometimes I could just walk in up there and not come back for days!

 

[Andy2112]

Lovely pictures MW, your posts are great.

 

[Mistwalker]

Lovely pictures MW, your posts are great.

Glad you enjoy them. Hopefully the next ones will have more green in them. Lots of green down here in the valley but not as much yet up on top of the mountain.