Some Autumnal Riding Interspersed with Hiking

The Devil's Courthouse in Autumnal colors.

View of the Middle Prong Wilderness from Black Balsam Knob.

Above Caney Fork, looking south into the fork.

Above Caney Fork, looking north.

Overlooking the Woodfin Cascades, except that it is currently hidden by foliage.

By the cascades overlook I met an older couple with their little dog Piper, the latter of whom was a Scottish terrier. For some reason they wanted me to hold her so they could take pictures of me with her. The dog was very friendly, so the people probably weren't so bad. 

Yesterday at the campground I met a guy who was very excited by the motorcycle camping rig I'd put together. He turned out to be a retired game warden from Georgia, not a bike rider himself but one who'd always admired it. He told me a bit about his career. "Whenever we had problem bears," he said, "we'd catch 'em and turn 'em loose over the river in North Carolina." That'd be the Hiwasee River. A bear could swim it if he wanted to do, but North Carolina's a good place for bears. 

Today was my birthday. The gift I was most surprised and pleased by was a penny I found by my rear tire as I was finishing up a rest stop near Licklog Gap. It’s always nice to know that Lady Luck is thinking of you. 

1 comment:

  1. DL Sly12:06 PM

    Was that penny head's side up?
    Happy Belated Birthday! Glad you had a chance to get out into the more 'civilized' side of the world and recharge. 0>;~}

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