Fall Hiking Club Route 7
It’s hat and jacket weather when I start the route today. The hat only for protection from the drizzly on and off rain, but definitely cool enough I’m happy for the jacket.
The trail wanders first through the woods near the Bascom House parking lot.
I’m not really even sure I’m on the right trail.
I wind up back at the Trail House Loop road as directed though, so I guess I wasn’t too far off.
From there, the it winds down the hill and onto Pine Amphitheater trail, the towering evergreens edged by golden piping of fall.
Crossing the road to the River Trail the route climbs uphill to Crescent Knoll Overlook.
A bench, a tiny table, …
and a valley bursting with color, capture the next half an hour.
I finally wander on. The rest of the trail back is a repeat from route 3, on down the rest of the River trail.
The stepping stones are a little damper now, and poke through piles of leaves.
A droopy petaled coneflower clings to the edge of the trail.
Rambling ... 