Picture of the week ~ Kayak from a kit

We stopped by Frank & Marjan's to see the progress on her kayak.

Fragrance Lake Trailblazer hike

 The weather has turned & Artist point road is closed.

No more to the mountains we'll go, it's the lowland hikes for us till spring.

14 of us joined together for today's hike to Fragrance lake. We carpooled up the Hiline/Cleator road to begin from the Two dollar trailhead. We did this hike in February of last year, you can read that post HERE.

It was the perfect weather for a hike, not too cold and not too hot. Just a slight misty fog as we began.

I really liked the picture below, it really captured what the hike was like to me.


There were still a few leaves on the ground for us to enjoy as we walked along in the forest.

We walked until we got to the lake and then stopped for our lunch. The reflections are usually really nice along the lake and we weren't disappointed today.

As we hiked out I happened to look up and saw this wonderful view.
I love our lowland forest hikes, it seemed the forest was welcoming us back after our summer away.

Leaves
by Elsie N. Brady
How Silently they tumble down
and come to rest upon the ground
To lay a carpet, rich and rare,
Beneath the trees without a care.
Content to sleep their work well done
Colors gleaming in the sun.
At other times, they wildly fly
Until they nearly reach the sky.
Twisting, turning through the air
Till all the trees stand stark and bare.
Exhausted, drop to the earth below
To wait, like children, for the snow.

Endomondo stats:
Total miles hiked - 4.79 miles
Minimum altitude - 591 feet
Maximum altitude - 1121 feet
Total ascent - 958 feet
 Total descent - 956 feet