Fern Walk

 Bob had a "secret" place he wanted to take me to on Saturday, but GPS took us to the road to a mountain lake which ended at a private drive only to find out the only real way to get to it was by foot and a six mile hike.
 

The Palmetto Trail was close by, so we decided to just take a nice walk, the temperature was at least 10 degrees lower than in the foothills, it was a beautiful day.

We crossed a foot bridge and there they were! Ferns everywhere! The whole walk was ferns! This might have been better than Bob's surprise lake.

We did find a lake on our walk, Orchard Lake. The lake Bob had intended to go to was Melrose Lake.  I think we need to do the hike in cooler weather and when all these ferns are turning color for some more photos.

  Sweet autumn clematis was in bloom everywhere and smelled so wonderful.

   Gorgeous, almost black, maple tree.

Late lunch, early dinner at the Purple Onion in Saluda.

Looking forward to cool/cold weather to get back out on the trails!

Just Another Day at the Office

    Been seeing a LOT of bears lately in town and the lines are wrapped around the city to see Trump tonight.