Hiking Adventures, etc.

[Tartan Hiker]

As some of you know I am the director for a summer hiking / trail maintenance program in Montreat, North Carolina. One of my staff just gave me a disc with pictures taken earlier this summer...I thought some of you might enjoy these.



Three weeks ago we had to evacuate a hiker who blew a knee on one of our trails. The only comment I got was from one of the firemen..."At least one of us is nice and cool."



A few days later we took a long hike to Rocky Knob. The peak over my right shoulder is Craggy Dome, and to the left is Blackstock Knob. This range is about 7 miles south of Mount Mitchell (highest point east of the Rockies) in western North Carolina. As you can tell it was pretty windy.



A few minutes later one of my rangers caught me napping after lunch.



On the way home we came across this dandy female Timber Rattlesnake sunning herself in the trail.



Here she is close up.



Finally here I am with my son Patrick in his first kilt. I think he's been looking at Riverkilt's photos with his tie-dye/tartan combos. Fred (part Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever / part ?) is posing nicely. This is after my trail accident two weeks ago that left my right knee in shreds, thus the brace. Oh yeah,,,there's my X-Marks kilt pin!