Today we did the 30th Anniversary walk with the Asheville Amblers in Holmes State Forest. We didn't even know that this forest park existed. It's near DuPont Forest, which is known for its waterfalls, and also not too far from Pisgah National Forest. But it is a separate series of trails, a picnic area, and contains lots of interpretive stations, including a loop that has talking trees!
We did the 11K (7 mile) walk and that took us up 500 feet (ugh!) of elevation and past many, many wildflowers.The spring wildflowers are always a delight to see, and I have posted some photos of two types of trillium and the pink lady slippers.
In spite of the fact that I tripped on a twig and fell, got slapped (and bruised) on the left ankle by some growing thing on the trail, I grumbled every time the the trail took an upward turn, and a huge limb fell in the trail between us and just missed killing us, it was a great hike and I look forward to visiting there again!
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