A Walk In The Woods

In the east, one of the nation's older trails is the Appalachian Trail, a trail that has been described as a 2000 mile walk in the woods.  It has been described that way because it is known as a trail that traverses woodlands, but with few vistas.

That was the case with yesterday's trail, the Scout Trail.  While the part I walked is about 1/1000 the length of the Appalachian Trail, it has a similar feel.  For most of the length that I walked, it is a walk in the woods.

In many places the trail skirts the base of rock walls that rise out of the forest.

Reaching the top, there are a few vistas to reward the effort. 

It would be really great to be up there when the light was right, near sunset, but the descent is on very uneven terrain.  It would be easy to get hurt in fading light.  I won't be up there in late afternoon.

Descending, part of the way the trail is paralleled by a small stream that makes me wish I too could just flow down the grade.