Over Spring Break I'd begun exploring the southern district of SNP and so I decided I'd continue that exploration yesterday. I found a shortish, easyish loop trail - 5.8 miles, 1,300 feet of elevation gain/loss. At the trails lowest point there was a creek where I could enjoy lunch and a possible foot soak and/or some wading if I was hot.
I was so glad that I decided to go out to SNP - the weather was perfect - 61 degrees as I was driving down Skyline Drive! When I stopped at a picnic ground to use the comfort station and was wishing I'd worn pants - it was chilly! Once I got hiking though, I was working up a sweat.
Check out a few of my pictures from the day...
The view from the overlook where the trail started. 
Trail post for the trail I was hiking, with a great view in the background.
When I reached the creek I bushwhacked off trail a bit to a big rock to sit on to eat my sandwich - from my rock I could see this waterfall so I climbed over a few more rocks and walked through a patch of stinging nettle to get this picture! 
Rock overhang on the AT on my way back to my car.
There were lots of flowers in bloom on the AT. I like this one with the bug on it!
More pretty flowers - I believe they are columbine of some sort.
This is one of my favorite pics - it came out looking like a professional photographer!
My 1st picture of an SNP bear!!!! I have seen many black bears in the park - both on the trail and from the car, this is the 1st one I have been able to get a picture of! This pic was taken from the car on Skyline Drive and yes I used the zoom on the camera....Here's hoping for a mild summer with more low temp/low humidity days for more hiking! :)
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Any chance there's a hike I could make that wouldn't give me a heart attack? Flat, smooth, maybe a few little hills? Nice views, pretty water falls?
I'm asking a lot, aren't I???
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