Audubon Trail

6.15.11   Nance Jo, McBob, George and Earl  What a nice hike.  Even though it was thundering around us, we remained completely dry.  This was a two way trip.  On the way up Audubon Mtn, we encountered quite a few trees down blocking the path.  As you can see in the photos, we spent some time clearing the smaller trees and branches.  This allowed us to catch our breath as this part of the trail would be considered moderate.  We did see Mr. Box Turtle.  It seems that we often see box turtles near the bottom of the trail and this time was no exception.  When we reached the top of the trail we had lunch on the Audubon platform and enjoyed the shade and view.  On the way back down we did some trimming and enjoyed the scenery.  The distance was 5.1 miles and I would rate the hike as moderate.  For a few pictures click on the Audubon tab above or click here. 

Trail Clean Up

6.11.11  Nance Jo, Lora, Cat, Bob and Earl  It seems that no matter how well the trail is cleaned, it always looks like it could have a little more work.  That's kind of what happened on Sat.  We hiked along cleaning what had already been cleaned.  We probably would have been better off leaving it alone and proceeding to the really bad areas.  We ran into a nasty tree down situation, but thanks to Lora and Nance Jo, it was cleaned up very nicely while the rest of us went on to continue cleaning the trail.  We had a nice day until the rains came which quickly soaked us.  Still we go a lot done and had a nice hike of about 4 miles.  See a couple of pictures click the Deep Creek tab above or click here.