Jil and I along with two friends, Jim and Leann, hiked a bit of the Chestnut Top trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday morning. A 45 minute drive from home to the parking area and then off UP the mountain. the hike is way more up than my out of practice old legs were willing to welcome. But it was a glorious day, perfect temperature for a hike and, it is winter still, so no bugs. We enjoyed a low stress, easy walk on a very uncrowded pathway to a crest on the mountain, not the actual top and then back down to the car and off to The Social for a fabulous lunch and back home by 2:00 Just a great day with fine people - looking forward to the next one in March.
Jill getting into her new hiking shoes!
Photo Copyright Jim Dickson
