The trip to High Falls NC

 

Bee Balm

From the internet, and I somehow am not old enough to do this!

At the High Falls visitor center we enjoyed checking out the diorama/detailed map of the area.

Helen is standing near the Covered Bridge, which is right upstream from High Falls. I really wanted to go to the Covered Bridge, but was voted down. The falls were extraordinary, and I'll try to come back to see the bridge in the fall.

We were standing in the visitor center.

It was good to see most of the falls and the trails were open (following tropical storm Helene 11 months ago). Most of these hikes were not considered easy, and the one to High Falls was listed as either moderate or easy. Lots of more agile people were just breezing by us...proving that this elder needs to work on stamina (still!) But my breathing limitations are caused by a disease process which is incurable and due to get worse over time, so I may be just kidding myself that I can improve.

High Falls, Cedar Mountain, NC

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Today's quote:

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”

– Albert Schweitzer