Sunday, March 22, 2009

The Obed Hike





Roland and I enjoyed our first springtime hike this week! I appreciate the Knoxville News Sentinel reporting on hikes in the area, and that's where we learned about this hike. The Obed Wild and Scenic River is usually thought of as a place to go canoeing or rock climbing, but it also has some interesting hiking trails. We took a couple. The first was called the Point Trail. It's destination is a point in which we were able to view the meeting of Obed River and Clear Creek down below as we enjoyed our snack sitting on a rock. If that were to be the highlight of the hike, however, we might have been disappointed. It was cool, with the buzzards circling overhead! But we really enjoyed taking off downhill going to see the Obed River up close. We met some rock climbers who were visiting from Canada. And after exploring the river, scampering back up the hill was quite a work out since it was so vertical that I used my hands as much as my feet! We also took a short hike to Boulder Meadow, which was fun to explore. I hope Roland and I can share this place with you some day!