So glad the rain held off for another great hike on another segment of the Foothills Trail. Maybe one day, I can post that I have completed the entire 77 miles and then I'll focus on the Palmetto Trail or not. There just are so many hikes in the area I have yet to discover. Our original plan for this hike was to enter from the Bad Creek Parking area and hike to the lower Whitewater Falls. We had a small group of 8 today (7 women and one lonely guy) Don't really think he was lonely - he seemed to enjoy the chat with each of us. Most all in the group had seen the lower section before, so we decided to follow the Foothills Trail along the Whitewater River and what a nice choice that turned out to be. Actually ran into several trout fishers and 2 more families making a weekend trip along the trail. Camping is not allowed around the Whitewater corridor.
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| Not sure what he is, but he was awful friendly. |
This is a nice, well groomed, moderate trail that starts at the Bad Creek Reservoir and follows the Bad Creek Spur over a ridge, crosses two footbridges over the Whitewater River where you can stay on the Foothills Trail. Several trails branch off this area to either Coon Branch near Upper Whitewater Falls or the Lower Whitewater Falls. It is well marked with blazes and signage.
Today's hike ended up being 4.8 miles and we enjoyed yet another picnic along the river. So many more wild flowers are still out in bloom. Found many more Trilliums and wild dwarf Iris's and a few other ones I'll learn one day. I've been trying to take some pictures of them and with the help of my fellow hikers, identify, so I can at least have some knowledge on what I'm seeing.
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| Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
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| Trillium |
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