Mushroom Rock 10.30.17

There was a relatively large group of 13 hikers on this beautiful Fall morning.  This Signal Mountain hike was scheduled to be about 5.5 miles on the Blue Loop Trail to Mushroom Rock.  Today we had a couple of dogs!  One was a beautiful golden retriever named Abby and then little Miss Mattie.  Mushroom rock is about 1.2 miles from the trail head and is marked with white arrows.  It is on private land and not as well maintained as official trails.  After a short break at Mushroom Rock, we headed back towards the Blue Loop Trail to complete the hike.  The second leg of the hike was a bit of a "surprise" (you could say lost or mistake, but I'll be gentle) as the group took a different route than planned.  You might call it the road less traveled.  The next mile or so could best be described as a "meandering ramble".  A couple of the hikers slipped on this dusty trail, but the blood was minor and no tears were spilled.  Soon the group was back on track and as they say, "all is well that ends well".  No one was in the mood to continue on to the covered bridge, maybe next time.   To see some pictures, click here.