A sweet photo from today at the peak of Blood Mountain…

I was cajoled into a “little hike” that turned into an all day adventure. The 2 mile section along the Appalachian Trail was nearly straight up (Ugh!) to the peak. We took the long way down, 4 miles on a very rocky trail, but at least it wasn’t so steep! It felt so good to finally take my shoes off!

There wasn’t much color yet, just some in the Dogwoods and, of course, the Black Gums, but we did find Asters and Gentians blooming along the trail.