Another sunny and even warmer day brought us to another wildflower trail not far from our campground. The first mile or so of this trail is south facing and its sides were liberally spread with large patches of beautiful flowers: phacelium, sedum, fire pinks, trillium, and more. We followed the trail for about a mile, and then found that it wound around to and through the forest. We were looking for wildflowers or waterfalls, and this had neither. We decided to head back down and find another trail to explore. On the way back down, we saw another hiker looking above us on the trail (the trail was on the side of the mountain). Directly above us, about 20 feet away, was a bear cub. Not wanting to see where the momma bear was, we moved on.
We then decided we'd head back to the trail we did in the rain 2 days ago. As then, the river that runs by the side of the trail was roaring, but now that trail was dry and pleasant. We enjoyed the waterfalls all along the trail.
The drive back was delightful through the spring forest in all shades of green. So beautiful.
More photos later
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