Saturday, May 14, 2011

Hiking day - love the Smoky Mountains National Park!

Friday  13/05/2011

We did two walks today in the National Park, the Noah "Bud" Ogle Place Nature Trail, and then the more strenuous Trillium Gap Trail to Grotto Falls. Fantastic hikes through beautiful woods, forests, with lots water falls and pretty bush wild flowers!

Hike with us.....................    (Click on pics to enlarge for a better look)
Hike 1:  Noah "Bud" Ogle Nature Trail.       Difficulty - easy



















Hike 2: Trillium Gap Trail to Grotto Falls     Difficulty - Moderate



Bears have been scratching for grubs in the timber












Beautiful Grotto Falls

A Salamander
Lizard like amphibians that colonise the creeks in the Smoky Mountains
There were a lot in the rocks in the Grotto Pool
From behind the Falls





More Salamander



Cheeky!



Insect eggs
Butterfly
Fungii








Nice to commune with nature! Hope you enjoyed the hikes!

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