Fall Hiking Club Route 6
There’s a storybook walk on Bush Creek Trail today. The sun is sliding out of it’s early morning cloud cover, and buzzy insects are darting in and out of the fields. The funny little grasshoppers, with wings as colorful as a butterfly when they’re in flight, sit calmly when I reach for my camera and only take off when I give up.
The route climbs to the McMillian Overlook, with wide prairie views and hints of color,
Then back through the woods again, where the leaves are browning and tumbling to carpet the ground.
They cover the path, thick and damp and musty, along the River Trail, despite the still lush river bottom growth.
The Bluff Overlook Trail climbs steep and twisty and narrow back out of the valley. A startled cardinal bursts off a branch almost at the top of my head. I’m not sure they’re used to too many visitors here.
Trees at the bluffs are still full and green,
But explode into brilliant color, as the path winds back up the hill to the Trail House.
Rambling ... 