2026 Happy Blog Challenge

 April 16th  Sometime in the middle of the night I woke up to see the tiny glow of a lightning bug on my tent. It was a fleeting moment, this glowing dot.  Silently it left, the bright dot got dim and larger as it flew away and disappeared.  Stairs... Possibly yucca... Laurel Fork Falls The top of Laurel Fork Falls. A bridge... Maybe Solomon's Seal. There was a severe ice storm this last season. Much of the bridge and other destruction along the trail was caused by either the ice storm or fires. Stephanie isn't really balancing on the railing... Yay!  I made it to the car! This was the end of the backpacking part of the trail for us, but not the trail. Sunset at the cabin. ☮ Continued reading: No Time Like the Past , by Jodi Taylor. Thank you for being here and being part of my daily happy things. Stay safe!

 On the Foothills Trail for April 15th. Happy Tax Day!   I'm so glad that I am no longer in the tax business. At various times over my working lifetime I have worked for H&R Block and the IRS. It is much nicer to be in the woods at this time of year.   We chose a shorter hiking day today, only a little over seven miles. Tomorrow should be around twelve and we break back at the cabin for a night.   The butterflies are amazing. I thought they were monarch butterflies, but I'm having second thoughts. Without the internet I can't check. The stairs built into the hills are agonizing, but I feel so good when I reach the top... until we turn the corner and see more! 😅 Here are some of today's highlights: Rabbit I love that they have suspension bridges. Butterflies  Sunset ☮ Continued reading: No Time Like the Past , by Jodi Taylor. Thank you for being here and being part of my daily happy things. Stay safe!