As planned,
Karen flew home yesterday and I extended my trip so I could visit with George
and Roxanne at their property in North Carolina. They have 10 acres in the
mountains just outside of the unincorporated town of Barnardsville in the western
part of the state. They are at about 3000’ elevation in the vicinity of the
Pisgah National Forest, which helps to moderate the summertime temperatures. After
an eight hour drive down to North Carolina the previous day, it was time to get
into the great outdoors.
Today’s
activity was a hike up to Haw Knob with George, Roxanne, and their intrepid
trail dog, Zone 5. In addition to pointing out the various native plants along
the way, they showed me their recent
discovery of a decidedly non-native grove of herbaceous flowering plants that
had apparently sprouted up just off the trail.
Snack time at
Haw Knob.
Trail fauna.
Next: Zip
Line on the mountaintop
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