Wildflowers, waterfalls, and trout.

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Been heading up to South Mtns State Park for some hiking the last 2 weeks. Wildflowers and trout are starting to wake up. Did a 4.8 mile loop today.

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Beautiful. I miss the mountains in the spring
Nice pictures. I noticed some blood root, trillium, and foam flowers. It has been 45 years since I knew the rest.
 
Blood root and trillium are a couple of my all time favorites.

I did something similar closer to home last weekend but never took a photo. It was an escape for my soul.

Spring in the mountains is a beautiful thing!!!
 
The Wake Robin Trilliums at South Mtns are pretty amazing when they all start to bloom. Still waiting on the Lady's Slippers to pop.
 
I’ve got pink lady slippers that bloom at a little spot 100 yards from my front door. Not my land and undeveloped. I visit every spring, 15 years straight.
 
I haven’t fished up there in years! It got bad for poaching and they cleaned the stream out. I might have to spend a day going up there soon.
 
DurhamDad said:
Beautiful photos... Thank you. What app or gps are you using to track your route?
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Apple watch and the Fitness app on my iphone. And when I pull up the route I switch it to satellite view. I also use Avenza maps when I can find a digital map of where I'm hiking. Avenza is a great app. Currently using it to plan a backpacking trip.
Chuckman said:
Are the orange spots on the map where you took a dump?

JK....great photos, and per @DurhamDad post, what are you using to track your route?
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I'm not sure but I think the orange is uphill and the green is downhill.

Hammer12b said:
I haven’t fished up there in years! It got bad for poaching and they cleaned the stream out. I might have to spend a day going up there soon.
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I was up above the falls. The DH part still has some fish but nothing like it used to have.
 
Thanks, I have used Avenza a bit and like it as well but have struggled to get good aerial or satellite maps into the areas I need them.

I am trying Gaia GPS now and like the Avenza interface a bit better. I am also a bit disappointed in Gaia's accuracy for recording a track. I guess that could just be a limitation of my phone GPS though.
 
DurhamDad said:
Thanks, I have used Avenza a bit and like it as well but have struggled to get good aerial or satellite maps into the areas I need them.

I am trying Gaia GPS now and like the Avenza interface a bit better. I am also a bit disappointed in Gaia's accuracy for recording a track. I guess that could just be a limitation of my phone GPS though.
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The only place I’ve had Avenza loose signal was on Lost Cove creek down from the cliffs. Mine even tracked in Linville Gorge and deep into the Smokies.

The gap in the pic above was my watch acting up and not wanting to start after pausing it.


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chiefjason said:
Apple watch and the Fitness app on my iphone. And when I pull up the route I switch it to satellite view. I also use Avenza maps when I can find a digital map of where I'm hiking. Avenza is a great app. Currently using it to plan a backpacking trip.


I'm not sure but I think the orange is uphill and the green is downhill.



I was up above the falls. The DH part still has some fish but nothing like it used to have.
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They used to load up the DH waters but the the campers would poach them after they left and locked the gates.
 
Used to fish the lower part with my pop every opening day....

Are the no swimming signs new? We swam at the bottom of the falls and lounged in the pools at the top of the falls for years.
 
premise said:
Used to fish the lower part with my pop every opening day....

Are the no swimming signs new? We swam at the bottom of the falls and lounged in the pools at the top of the falls for years.
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They probably got tired of hauling out the dead and injured. Usually a couple a year or two still. We used to jump in at the bottom and fish up to the falls. It's a neat little rock maze to work through.
 
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