October 26, 2010
| Today, we hiked at Black Rock Mountain State Park on the James Edmonds Trail.
HIKERS: Janice Arnold, Joe Arnold, Thomas Bowers, Phil Brownrigg, Greta Driggers, Jim Driggers and Carole Wintle. TRAIL INFO. – The James Edmonds Trail is a 7.2 mile loop trail that leads to Lookoff Mountain overlooking the Wolffork Valley. The terrain is hilly and includes nice mountain creeks and mountain views. Rating – Moderately strenuous to strenuous, especially the last half mile. Directions: Located on Black Rock Mountain Parkway, 3 miles north of Clayton off U.S. Hwy. 441. Look for brown directional signs in Mountain City. Another great day for a hike! Cloudy with a rain shower.Total distance hiked – 7.2 miles. FLOWERS IS BLOOM: Blue Aster, White Woods Aster, Wreath Goldenrod, and Mountain Gentian . BIRDS IDENTIFIED: Canada Geese, Crow, Grouse, Nuthatch. |
 Trail-head sign. |
 Another Great Day for a Hike! |
 We did the East Fork on the way out and the West Fork back to the start. |
 Beautiful mountain creeks! |
 Fungus of the week! |
 Rock face at Lookoff Mountain. |
 Looking down to the Wolffork Valley. |
 Nice pastoral scene! |
 A brief shower on the trail. |
 Rock Cap Fern |
 Black Rock Mt. Lake |
 Beautiful cascading waterfall |
 The OFHC gang for today’s hike. (l-r) Phil Brownrigg, Carole Wintle, Janice Arnold, Joe Arnold, Greta Driggers, Thomas Bowers and Jim Driggers. |