This is where we started our hike, off an old forest service road.
An earth and log stairway down a steep slope. The trees are flashed with blue paint to mark the trail.
Isn’t it amazing how this tree hangs on to the hillside with those enormous roots?
I wish you could hear the water bubbling along in Smith Creek. This was a lovely spot to rest and just listen to the forest.
This tree was cut just enough to clear the trail. It must have fallen during a storm we had here last month.Jim found these feather remains of a large bird–probably an owl or a hawk.
A beautiful fungus growing out of a decaying log.
I wonder if these lovers are still together? They left their mark here years ago on the side of the trail.
A Walk In The Park
Yesterday was a beautiful day in north Georgia, so we decided to go for a hike. We didn’t make it the entire 5 miles–but we did make a 3 mile round trip of it. Smith Creek Hiking Trail starts in Unicoi State Park and ends up at Anna Ruby Falls on U.S. Forest Service property.
What beautiful pictures! I love Unicoi but I never seem to get up there when I’m visiting home (i’m from Norcross, a bit south but still a short drive to NGA). I like your site, the camp pictures and story is great too!
This post was extra FAB! 🙂