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Despite an ominous forecast the week before, the weather gods smiled on the Blue Ridge Naturalist Network for our annual pilgrimage to Big Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on April 6th. Rain the previous evening gave way to partly sunny skies and a high temperature flirting with 80 degrees by mid-afternoon. Approximately 25 members in total convened to appreciate all that an Appalachian spring has to offer.
As naturalists we’re always keen to see spring arrive, so again in 2022 we organized a preview for late March at the Twin Bridges site in Polk County at the bottom of the escarpment outside Saluda. Given the challenges with parking there, we arranged three different dates, each led by member guides, and saw a total of 22 members participating. And fortunately the weather cooperated for all three dates, even if some of the hikes started out a little chilly.
October was the month of our last planned hike for this year, and so here is one final recommended hike for the year. This month’s destination is Blue Ridge Pinnacle near Mount Mitchell.
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