There were eleven of us on this 3.2 mile hike. It is now summer so we were expecting a pretty hot hike. However, since we were higher up in the mountains, the temperature was not to bad. First we had to drop a car off as this was going to be a shuttle hike. We started the hike by taking a slight detour to the nearby overlook. Wow, what a beautiful sight. If it weren't for a slight haze in the distance, we could have seen forever! Next it was on to the fire tower that was constructed by the CCC. If you will notice, in one of the pictures, a builder of the tower carved a heart out of stone and placed it in the tower as a sign of love for his girlfriend. Next it was past a prehistoric rock wall constructed, probably, by the Moon Eyed Indians, for unknown reasons. Now we joined the trail and what a beautiful walk. It was a little stony in some portions but beautiful all the way. I saw a wild Azalea that I had never seen before. Absolutely beautiful. All along the trail there was greenery and various flowers. The hike took us 3hrs and 21 minutes. Except for the traffic on the way home, it was a great hike.
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