Fall arrived just in time for this hike. A recent Monday was cold and damp, unlike the recent balmy days.
It wasn't my first visit to this area. A few years ago my husband, John, and his Scout troop picked the Walt Bailey Trail for a weekend backpack.
It was one of those crisp, clear weekends with sky so blue it was downright gaudy through the fall foliage.
By Karen Sykes | October 21, 1999